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Music Education: Secondary – Middle and High School

Resources for researching music education for middle and high school students.

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Use call number ranges to browse the physical collection:

ML3838 Musical ability testing
MT1 Theory of musical instruction and study
MT3 By region or country (.U5 = United States)
MT6 General music theory, rudiments
MT10 Teacher’s manuals
MT85 Conducting
MT88 Choral conducting
MT730, MT810 Orchestra methods, ensemble methods
MT733 Band methods
MT875 Choral methods

Select Print Resources

Retrieve these resources from the Music Library Stacks:

General

The music teaching artist's bible : becoming a virtuoso educator by Booth, Eric
Call Number: MT1 .B6835 2009
Basic Concepts in Music Education, II by Colwell, R.
Call Number: MT1.B33 1991
Making Sense of Music: Foundations for Music Education by Durrant, C.
Call Number: MT1.D87 1995
Teaching Music in the Secondary Schools. by Hoffer, C.
Call Number: MT1.H73 2001
Cooperative Learning in Music by Kaplan, P.
Call Number: MT1.K29 1994
Music at the Middle Level: Building Strong Programs by Hinckley, J.
Call Number: MT1.M9813 1994
Music Education in Theory and Practice by Plummeridge, C.
Call Number: MT1.M9823 1991
Sound and Structure [Teaching composition]. by Paynter, J.
Call Number: MT1.P319 1992
Teaching Music in the Twenty-First Century. by Choksy, L.
Call Number: MT1.T38 2001
World Musics in Education by Floyd, M.
Call Number: MT1.W93 1996
Making music and enriching lives : a guide for all music teachers by Blanchard, Bonnie
Call Number: MT1 .B652 2007
Making music and having a blast! : a guide for all music students by Blanchard, Bonnie
Call Number: MT1 .B6523 2009
Getting the buggers in tune by McCormack, Ian
Call Number: MT3.G7 M33 2008
School music and teacher education : a global perspective in the new century by Moore, Marvelene and Bo Wah Leung
Call Number: MT1 .I578 2006
Conducting with Feeling by Harris, F.
Call Number: MT85.H37 2001
Contemporary Music Education by Mark, Michael
Call Number: MT3.U5 M32 1996
Computers in music education : amplifying musicality by Brown, Andrew R.
Call Number: MT1 .B789 2007
Learning to teach music in the secondary school by Philpott, Chris
Call Number: MT1 .L52 2007
Primary games experiential learning activities for teaching children K-8 by Sugar, Steve
Call Number: Electronic Resource
Musical experience in our lives : things we learn and meanings we make by Kerchner, Jody L.
Call Number: MT6 .M9628 2009
The Creative Director: Beginning and Intermediate by Lisk, E.
Call Number: MT85.L57 2001

History

Music Education: Source Readings From Ancient Greece to Today by Mark, M.
Call Number: MT2.M94 2002
Music Education: Historical Contexts and Perspectives by Labuta, J.
Call Number: MT3.U5 L23 1997
A History of American Music Education by Mark, M.
Call Number: MT3.U5M325 1999
The origins and foundations of music education : cross-cultural historical studies of music in compulsory schooling by Cox, Gordon
Call Number: MT2 .O75 2010
Teaching general music in grades 4-8 : a musicianship approach by Regelski, Thomas A.
Call Number: MT3.U5 R44 2004

Instrumental Music

Problems and Solutions in Band Conducting by Erdmann, T.
Call Number: MT85.E63 2001
On becoming a conductor : lessons and meditations on the art of conducting by Battisti, Frank L.
Call Number: MT85 .B26 2007
Teaching Music through Performance in Band. by Miles, R. ed.
Call Number: MT125.T43 v.1-4
Teaching Music through Performance in Beginning Band. by Miles, R. ed.
Call Number: MT125.T433 Grade 1
Teaching Techniques and Insights for Instrumental Music Educators. by Casey, J.
Call Number: MT170 .C4 1993
The Teaching of Instrumental Music by Colwell, R.
Call Number: MT170.C64 2002
Evaluation Programs for School Bands and Orchestras by Pizer, R.
Call Number: MT170.P58 1990
A Sound Approach to Teaching Instrumentalists by Schleuter, S.
Call Number: MT170.S34 1997
Teaching Strings: Learning to Teach through Playing by Klotman, R.
Call Number: MT259.K58 1996
The Complete String Guide: Standards, Programs, Purchase, and Maintenance
Call Number: MT730.C72 1988
Instrumental Music Teacher’s Survival Kit: Ready-to-Use Guidelines, Lessons & Exercises for Teaching Beginning Band Instruments by Navarre, R.
Call Number: MT733.N28 2001
Getting Started with Jazz Band by Fleming, L.
Call Number: MT733.7.F58 1994
The Creative Director: Alternative Rehearsal Techniques by Lisk, E.
Call Number: MT733.L58 1994
Growing your musician : a practical guide for band and orchestra parents by Bancroft, Tony
Call Number: MT1 .B3135 2004
Pathways: A Guide for Energizing & Enriching Band, Orchestra & Choral Programs by Alsobrook, J.
Call Number: MT918.A58 2002

Philosophy

The Science & Psychology of Music Performance: Creative Strategies for Teaching and Learning by Parncutt, R.
Call Number: ML3838.S385 2002
Music Matters: A New Philosophy of Music Education by Elliott, D.
Call Number: MT1.E435 1995
A Philosophy of Music Education: Advancing the Vision by Reimer, B.
Call Number: MT1.R435 2003
Music As a Language: A New Philosophy of Music Education by Whitwell, D.
Call Number: MT1.W57 1993
What's so important about music education? by Goble, J.
Call Number: MT1 .G58 2010
The art of teaching music by Jorgensen, Estelle Ruth
Call Number: MT1 .J667 2008
Foundations of Music Education by Abeles, H.
Call Number: MT1.A25 1995

Standards

Incorporating Assessment and the National Standards for Music Education into Everyday Teaching by Niebur, L.
Call Number: MT3.U5N48 2001
Performing with Understanding: The Challenge of the National Standards for Music Education. by Reimer, B.
Call Number: MT3.U5P47 2000
The natural musician : on abilities, giftedness, and talent by Kirnarskai͡a, Dina
Call Number: ML3830 .K6213 2009
Spotlight on Assessment in Music Education by MENC.
Call Number: MT3.U5 S63 2001
Strategies for Teaching High School Band: Your Key to Implementing the National Standards for Music Education by Kvet, E.
Call Number: MT733.K86 1998

Vocal Music Programs

Choral Conducting: Philosophy and Practice by Durrant, C.
Call Number: MT85 .D76 2003
Face to face with orchestra and chorus : a handbook for choral conductors by Moses, D. V.
Call Number: MT85.M68 2004
Choral concepts by Neuen, D.
Call Number: MT85.N48 2002
Beyond the Downbeat: Choral Rehearsal Skills and Techniques by Willetts, S.
Call Number: MT85.W58 2000
Building Choral Excellence: Teaching Sight-Singing in the Choral Rehearsal by Demorest, S.
Call Number: MT875.D46 2001
Comprehensive Choral Music Education by Hylton, J.
Call Number: MT875.H95 1995
Getting Started with Jazz/Show Choir by Robinson, R.
Call Number: MT915.G39 1994
Teaching Choral Music by Collins, D.
Call Number: MT930.C58 1999
Musical experience in our lives by Kerchner, Jody L.
Call Number: MT6 .M9628 2009

Subject Headings

Use Subject Headings to help you locate items in the online catalog:

BANDS (MUSIC)
CHOIRS (MUSIC)
CHORAL CONDUCTING
CHORAL MUSIC
CHORAL SINGING
CONDUCTING
MUSIC–INSTRUCTION AND STUDY
MUSIC–TEXTBOOKS
MUSIC IN EDUCATION
ORCHESTRA
SCHOOL MUSIC–INSTRUCTION AND STUDY
SCHOOL MUSIC SUPERVISION
SCHOOL SONGBOOKS

Reference Books

Retrieve these resources from the Music Library Reference Section:

Musical America: International Directory of the Performing Arts
Call Number: Ref. ML13.M83
(Provides a comprehensive list of music schools, summer music camps, music festivals, competitions, performance venues, and scholarship and financial aid information.)
Program Notes for Band by Smith, N.
Call Number: Ref ML103.B35 S54 2000
Instructional Literature for Middle-level Band by Kvet, E. J., ed
Call Number: Ref ML128.B23I53 1996
A Conductor’s Guide to Choral-Orchestral Works, Classical Period by Green, J.
Call Number: Ref ML128.C48G703 2002
Historical Research in Music Education: A Bibliography by Heller, G.
Call Number: Ref ML128.I64H44 1988
Prescribed Music List for School Years Beginning 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 [Band, Orchestra, Vocal] by University Interscholastic League (Texas)
Call Number: Ref ML132.A2U62 1999 v.1-3
Best Music for Beginning Band: A Selective Repertoire Guide to Music and Methods for Beginning Band. by Dvorak, T.
Call Number: Ref ML132.B3.D85 2000
Best Music for High School Band: A Selective Repertoire Guide for High School Bands & Wind Ensembles by Dvorak, T.
Call Number: Ref ML132.B3D8 1993
String Syllabus: Violin, Viola, Violoncello, Double Bass by American String Teachers Association
Call Number: Ref ML132.S74 1986
The Popular Music Teaching Handbook : An Educator’s Guide to Music-Related Print Resources by Cooper, B. L.
Call Number: Ref ML3470 .C66 2004
The New Handbook of Research on Music Teaching and Learning: A Project of the Music Educators National Conference by Colwell, R., ed.
Call Number: MT1.N48 2002