The modern band handbook : practical perspectives and lessons for music educators /

Modern band is a term used to describe popular music education in schools and is increasingly incorporated in K-12 and pre-service music teacher education programs. 'The Modern Band Handbook' shines a light on the practices and perspectives of modern band music teachers from across K-12 an...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Powell, Bryan (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Lucy Green
  • Editor's Introduction /Bryan Powell
  • Part I: Arranging and Creating Covers
  • 1. Judging a Hook by its Cover: (Re)creating Pop Songs in the Secondary General Music Classroom / Virginia Wayman Davis
  • 2. Approximating by Ear: A Scaffolded Approach to Playing-by-Ear for Beginning Learners / Jesse Rathgeber and Wayde Rathgeber
  • 3. Translation Nation; How to Bridge the Gap for ESL Students and Beyond /
  • Sara Munson
  • 4. Active Music Listening in Modern Band / Sandra Sanchez Adorno
  • 5. Breaking Down a Song: Orff and Modern Band / David Dockan
  • 6. Adapting Student-Preferred Music for Elementary Classroom Instruments / Martina Vasil
  • 7. Song Set and Segues / Heather Fortune
  • Part II: Songwriting in Modern Band
  • 8. Hook-Writing: A Two-for-One Deal / Sondra Braeutigam
  • 9. Pathways to Teaching Composition and Improvisation /
  • Alex Ramirez
  • 10. Songwriting to a Pitch: Lyrics / Kat Reinhert and Sarah Gulish
  • 11. Blues Songwriting with Ukulele / Raychl Smith
  • 12. Composition in the Primary Years / Michelle Vallejo
  • 13. Building Vocal Improvisation Skills With Early Elementary Students / LeslieAnne Bird
  • 14. Modern Band Songwriting Icebreaker Lesson: Paper Bag Challenge / Jasmine Todd Faulkner
  • 15. Speed Songwriting Challenge / Matthew Clauhs and Beatrice B. Olesko
  • 16. Pair Up: Collaborative Songwriting and Recording / Tina Huynh
  • 17. Lyric Writing in Modern Band / Stefanie Sagaro
  • Part III: Teaching Modern Band Instruments. 18. Scaffolding a Student-Lead Band through Percussion / Andrea Donze Krein
  • 19. Student Goal Setting / Joseph Campbell
  • 20. Fostering Beginning Guitar Technique through the Single String Tablature Method / Ronnie Nissinboim
  • 21. All About that Bassline / Carmella Berthia
  • 22. Introducing Ukulele Using Modified Chords / Tony Corallo
  • 23. Introduction to Ukelele for Young Beginners / Jill Wilson
  • Part IV: Social Justice and Cultural Responsiveness in Modern Band. 24. Social Justice in Songwriting: Protest Song Composition / Mia Ibrahim
  • 25. Latin Beats in Modern Band / Vimari Colón-León
  • 26. Beatboxing Our Way to Knowing and Doing Better / Donna Hewitt
  • 27. Social Justice Meets Modern Band: Conversations Based in Repertoire / Rachael Sanguinetti
  • 28. Building Community and Promoting Belonging, Identity, and Self-Awareness Through Hip-Hop / Wanda Vásquez García
  • 29. Affirming Individual and Collective Identities through Hooks in the Modern Ensemble / Alice A. Tsui
  • Part V: Music Technology in Modern Band. 30. Teaching Live Audio Mixing Skills in a Modern Band Context / Jennifer A. Jester
  • 31. DJing in Modern Band: The Basics of Beatmatching / Aixa Burgos
  • 32. Beginning Scratching / Kevin Droe
  • 33. Speaking through Soundtrap / Nicholas Piato and David H. Knapp
  • 34. Introduction to Beatmaking / Bryan Powell
  • 35. Remixing Songs in a DAW /Warren Gramm
  • 36. Creating Mashups in Soundtrap /Candice Mattio
  • 37. Digital Audio Workstations and Participatory Learning / Chad Zullinger and Kelly Bylica
  • 38. Open Score to Mic to DAW: Remixing In C / Lara Mitofsky Neuss.