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Zusatztext 'This book presents a wealth of practical! down-to-earth advice from music history teachers at a variety of institutions. It's just the kind of book I wish I had had as a first-year faculty member! and one that I know I will dip into as I continue to refine my teaching approach in the coming years and decades. From managing one's first semester on the tenure track to creating strategies for renewal in every semester thereafter! the essays collected here can serve as a jumping-off point to reflect on the reasons why we musicologists do what we do and how we can do it better.' Marie Sumner-Lott! Georgia State University! USA 'This collection is an important! if long overdue! handbook that will be of use to both beginning and experienced teachers. Readers will find themselves enlightened by these contributions no matter what classes they teach! from non-major classes to graduate seminars. They will find specific! concrete ideas to improve their teaching from revising entire courses to tweaking specific class presentations. Many of the ideas presented in The Music History Classroom can be integrated into the current structure of the class a teacher is using! and the volume can be referred to again and again over time for specific ideas as one's teaching evolves.' Matthew Balensuela! DePauw University! USA 'Music history pedagogy in the classroom is always a challenge - to find the right mix of lecture! discussion! listening! and score analysis so as to be able to impart a relevant mix of essential facts and historical signposts without swamping our students! and to instill a set of critical and interpretive strategies they can make part of their skill set for lifelong learning. The Music History Classroom fills a longstanding need! providing sage! practical advice - from a distinguished roster of experienced teachers who are also active research musicologists - on the nuts and bolts of course design! out-of-class assignments! lecturing and other classroo Informationen zum Autor James A. Davis is Professor of Musicology and Chair of the Music History Area at the School of Music, State University of New York at Fredonia. His primary research focuses on the music and musicians of the American Civil War. He has also worked in the areas of music history pedagogy, American popular music of the 19th and 20th centuries, and the history of bands. Klappentext The Music History Classroom brings together essays written by recognized and experienced teachers to assist in the design, implementation, and revision of college-level music history courses. The book presents the 'nuts-and-bolts' of teaching music history suitable for graduate students, junior faculty, and seasoned teachers alike. Zusammenfassung The Music History Classroom brings together essays written by recognized and experienced teachers to assist in the design, implementation, and revision of college-level music history courses. The book presents the 'nuts-and-bolts' of teaching music history suitable for graduate students, junior faculty, and seasoned teachers alike. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents: Preface; Foreword by Susan McClary; Creating a music history course: course design, textbooks and syllabi, William A. Everett; Classroom activities, Mary Natvig; Lecturing, Edward Nowacki; Listening in the classroom, Melanie Lowe; Assignments and homework, Eleonora M. Beck; Technology in and out of the classroom, José Antonio Bowen; Evaluation and assessment, Elizabeth A. Wells; The research paper, Scott Warfield; Music as a liberal art: teaching music to non-majors, Marjorie Roth; On being and becoming: the first year of teaching on the clock, Michael Markham; Professional development, Jessie Fillerup; Bibliography; Index....
