Teaching Music Managing the Successful Music Program

by Walker, Darwin E.

• ISBN13: 9780028645964
• ISBN10: 0028645960
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-12-24
• Publisher: Schirmer

Summary

This practical text offers a comprehensive program for organizing and managing the non-instructional functions of a successful music program.

Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	x	(1)
PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION	xi
PART ONE THE MUSIC EDUCATOR AS AN ADMINISTRATOR	3	(32)
1 THE ROLE OF THE MUSIC EDUCATOR	3	(22)
Introduction	3	(2)
The Music Educator as an Administrator	5	(1)
The Music Educator and Administrative Functions	6	(17)
Suggested Activities	23	(2)
2 THE MUSIC EDUCATOR AS A LEADER	25	(10)
Introduction	25	(1)
Leadership in the School and Community	25	(1)
Personal Qualities of a Leader	26	(1)
Styles of Leadership	27	(2)
Proactivity and the Music Educator	29	(1)
Leadership and Vision	30	(1)
Suggested Activities	31	(4)
PART TWO THE TEACHER AND THE STUDENT	35	(38)
3 MOTIVATION AND DISCIPLINE	35	(27)
Introduction	35	(1)
Understanding the Terminology	36	(1)
Motivation	37	(3)
Discipline and Behavior Modification	40	(1)
Three Common Approaches to Discipline	41	(1)
Components of Good Discipline	42	(1)
Primary Areas of Concern in Music Education Discipline	43	(3)
Practical Suggestions for Discipline in the Music Education Classroom	46	(7)
Conflict Resolution	53	(1)
Out-of-Control Classrooms	54	(1)
Rehearsal Discipline	55	(2)
Serious Discipline Problems	57	(2)
Dressing to Learn	59	(1)
Ten Discipline Principles	59	(1)
Suggested Activities	60	(2)
4 SO YOU GOT THE JOB! NOW WHAT?	62	(11)
Introduction	62	(1)
Positive Steps for First-Year Music Educators	63	(3)
Actions and Comments to Avoid	66	(3)
Proactivity to the Rescue	69	(1)
Suggested Activities	70	(3)
PART THREE WITHIN THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT	73	(144)
5 EFFECTIVE MUSIC BUDGET PROCEDURES	73	(36)
Introduction	73	(1)
Revenue Sources	74	(4)
The Budget Process	78	(1)
Types of Music Budgets	79	(2)
Multi-Unit School District Budget Procedures	81	(1)
Small School District Budget Procedures	82	(1)
Establishing a Budget Plan	82	(1)
Deciding on a Budget Approach	83	(1)
Organizing the Budget Request	84	(1)
Budget Description by Line Item	85	(5)
Support Information	90	(3)
Preparation and Presentation of the Budget Proposal	93	(1)
Administration of the Budget	93	(2)
The Role of Booster Clubs	95	(1)
Sample Budget Request	95	(13)
Suggested Activities	108	(1)
6 HOUSING AND EQUIPMENT	109	(20)
Introduction	109	(1)
Getting Started	110	(2)
Space and Floor Design Requirements	112	(4)
Planning a Music Department	116	(5)
Space Considerations	121	(2)
Other Construction Considerations	123	(1)
General Music Considerations	124	(1)
Model Music Facilities	125	(1)
Suggested Activities	125	(4)
7 SCHEDULING	129	(25)
Introduction	129	(1)
Schedule Influences	130	(1)
Understanding the Terminology	131	(2)
Conventional Scheduling	133	(1)
Rotating-Period Schedule	134	(1)
Conventional Modular Schedule	134	(3)
Flexible Scheduling	137	(3)
Block Scheduling	140	(3)
Extending the School Day	143	(1)
The Controversy Surrounding Block Scheduling	143	(6)
Rotating-Lesson Schedule	149	(2)
Other Schedule Considerations	151	(1)
Suggested Activities	152	(2)
8 THE MUSIC LIBRARY	154	(24)
Introduction	154	(1)
Copyright and the Music Educator	154	(1)
The Copyright Law	155	(2)
The Need for a Music Library	157	(1)
Two Music Library Concepts	158	(1)
Organizing the Music Library	159	(9)
Music Library Equipment	168	(3)
Managing the Music Library	171	(7)
9 ASSESSING AND GRADING MUSIC PERFORMANCE	178	(39)
Introduction	178	(1)
The Need for Assessment	179	(1)
Understanding the Terminology	180	(3)
Establishing Objectives	183	(1)
Types of Assessment	184	(2)
Grading and Music Performance	186	(2)
Comprehensive Grading Systems for Music Performance	188	(16)
Student Evaluation of Instruction	204	(2)
Aptitude Tests in Music Education	206	(7)
Industry Promotional Tests	213	(1)
Suggested Activities	214	(3)
PART FOUR OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT	217	(62)
10 CONTESTS AND FESTIVALS: FRIEND OR FOE?	217	(22)
Introduction	217	(1)
Understanding the Terminology	218	(1)
The Controversy	219	(1)
Music Contest Abuse	220	(2)
Program Balance	222	(1)
Advantages and Disadvantages of Music Contest Participation	223	(2)
Objectives of Music Contest Participation	225	(1)
Contest Rating Systems	225	(2)
Aiding the Adjudication Process	227	(1)
Music Festivals	228	(6)
Commercial Music Festivals	234	(3)
Suggested Activites	237	(2)
11 PUBLIC RELATIONS	239	(16)
Introduction	239	(1)
Communication and Public Relations	240	(3)
Goal-Setting in Public Relations	243	(1)
Public Relations through Programming	244	(2)
Concert Promotion	246	(6)
Community Involvement	252	(1)
Music in Our Schools Month	253	(1)
Suggested Activities	254	(1)
12 PARENTS' ORGANIZATIONS AND FUND-RAISING	255	(24)
Introduction	255	(1)
The Need as It Exists	256	(1)
Parents' Organizations	257	(2)
Organizing a Parents' Booster Club	259	(6)
Fund-Raising	265	(5)
Fund-Raising Ideas	270	(4)
The Role of the Music Educator in Fund-Raising	274	(1)
Suggested Activities	274	(5)
PART FIVE TOWARD BROADER HORIZONS	279	(41)
13 HISTORICAL INFLUENCES ON MUSIC EDUCATION	279	(25)
Introduction	279	(1)
Early Foundations of Music Education	280	(3)
Conference/Convention Movement	283	(1)
The Publishing Industry	284	(2)
Contests and Festivals	286	(2)
Early Leaders and Educators	288	(5)
Contemporary Music Education	293	(1)
Young Composers Project	294	(1)
Contemporary Music Project	294	(2)
The Yale Seminar	296	(1)
The Manhattanville Project	297	(1)
The Tanglewood Symposium	298	(2)
At the Close of the Millennium	300	(2)
The Challenge	302	(1)
Suggested Activities	302	(2)
14 TOWARD A PHILOSOPHY OF MUSIC EDUCATION	304	(16)
Introduction	304	(1)
Developing a Philosophy	305	(1)
The Need for a Philosophy of Music Education	306	(1)
Schools of Philosophy	307	(6)
Aesthetics and Music Education	313	(2)
Building a Philosophy of Music Education	315	(1)
Music in the School Curriculum	316	(3)
Suggested Activities	319	(1)
APPENDIXES	320	(8)
BIBLIOGRAPHY	328	(5)
INDEX	333