Teaching Music through Performance in Middle School Choir

by Judy Bowers, Patrick M. Liebergen, Sherri Porterfield

Features:This book is one of the most comprehensive resources ever published for middle school choir directors-written, researched, and compiled by conductors and educators with a wealth of teaching experience.Teaching Music through Performance in Middle School Choir is ideal for anyone who seeks a deeper understanding of the best choral literature for middle school singers and who wishes to learn from some of the seminal voices in the profession.In Part I, Sherri Porterfield discusses the role of assessment in middle school artistry; Judy Bowers outlines a hierarchy for independent part singing; Patrick Liebergen and Paul D. Head discuss selecting and preparing quality repertoire; James Jordan encourages the inner journey of a young singer; and Frank Abrahams introduces comprehensive musicianship through the lens of critical pedagogy and reciprocal teaching.Part II includes Teacher

524 pages, Hardcover

First published March 4, 2011

Reviews

[Daniel Bergman · Rating 4 out of 5]

While this book has a lot of great ideas and some concepts to really think about (I hope they're as practical as they sound, I have yet to begin my first teaching job!), my copy contains a large number of simple editing errors such as typos, inconsistent format, and missing punctuation - so much so it was distracting.