Hoffer, Charles R.

Teaching Music in the Secondary Schools

Preface 1. The Nature and Rewards of Music Teaching 2. The School Music Teacher PART 1. WHY TEACH MUSIC? 3 The Importance of Music in the Schools PART 2. WHAT: THE SUBJECT MATTER OF MUSIC 4. The Secondary School Music Curriculum 5. Planning for Music Instruction PART 3 HOW: THE METHODS OF MUSIC TEACHING 6. Guidelines for Teaching Music in the Schools 7. Teaching Instrumental Music 8. Teaching Teenage Singers 9. Rehearsing Performance Ensembles: Preparation and Procedures 10. Rehearsing Performing Ensembles: Intonation and Expression 11. Teaching for More than Performances 12. Teaching Middle School General Music 13. Teaching High School Non-Performance Courses 14. School Music Performances PART 4. TO WHOM: THE STUDENTS 15. Teenagers and Music 16. Managing Music Classes and Rehearsals PART 5. WITH WHAT RESULT? 17 Assessing Learning in Music 18. The Music Education Profession: Past, Present, and Future Appendices Photo Credits Index