Enhancing the Professional Practice of Music Teachers

Paul G. Young

doi:10.5771/9781607093060

Summary

If you want to improve your professional performance and set yourself apart from your colleagues-in any discipline-these tips are for you. If you desire anything less than achieving the very best, you won't want this book. Rather than addressing research and theory about music education or the 'how-tos' of teaching, these time-honored tips focus on common-sense qualities and standards of performance that are essential for success-everywhere. Whether you're considering a career in music education, entering your first year of teaching, or nearing the end of a distinguished tenure, this advice applies to musicians in any setting. Affirming quality performance for experienced teachers and guiding, nurturing, and supporting the novice, Young outlines what great music teachers do. Easy to read and straightforward, read it from beginning to end or focus on tips of interest. Come back time and again for encouragement, ideas, and affirmation of your choice to teach music.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2009
ISBN-Print: 978-1-60709-304-6
ISBN-Online: 978-1-60709-306-0
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 220
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
2. Foreword No access
3. Preface No access
4. About This Book No access
5. Acknowledgments No access
6. National Standards for Music Education No access
1. Tip 1: Focus on Children No access
2. Tip 2: Maintain Perspective No access
3. Tip 3: Expose Students to All Genres of Music No access
4. Tip 4: Not Everyone Wants to Be a Music Major No access
5. Tip 5: Teach Students How to Listen No access
6. Tip 6: Create Independent Sight-readers No access
7. Tip 7: Encourage Solo and Ensemble Participation No access
8. Tip 8: Teach Students to Conduct No access
9. Tip 9: Teach Theory and History No access
10. Tip 10: Teach Showmanship No access
11. Tip 11: Teach Career Opportunities No access
1. Tip12: Set Realistic Recruitment Goals and Collect Data No access
2. Tip 13: Work Closely with Classroom Teachers No access
3. Tip 14: Partner with the Local MusicDealers; Establish Expectations No access
4. Tip 15: Create a Standing-Room-OnlyRecruitment Meeting No access
5. Tip 16: Recruitment Must Be Ongoing No access
6. Tip 17: Kids Don’t Learn at the Same Rate No access
1. Tip 18: Refine Your Philosophy No access
2. Tip 19: Know What You Want andHow You Are Going to Get There No access
3. Tip 20: Teach for a Standing Ovation No access
4. Tip 21: Be the First at Each Rehearsaland the Last to Leave No access
5. Tip 22: Start Class on Time No access
6. Tip 23: Stay within Established Timesfor After-School Rehearsals No access
7. Tip 24: Plan Ahead (It’s Not the Kids’ FaultThat It Rained All Week) No access
8. Tip 25: Speed Kills No access
9. Tip 26: You Want Students to RespectYou More Than Like You No access
10. Tip 27: Be a Master Motivator No access
11. Tip 28: Teach Students to BeCompetitive and Accountable No access
12. Tip 29: Remove Stereotypes No access
13. Tip 30: Take Charge of Your Schedule No access
14. Tip 31: Learn Everyone’s Name No access
15. Tip 32: Learn How to Treat Students Fairly No access
16. Tip 33: Be on the Lookout for Bullies No access
17. Tip 34: Limit Your “Okays” No access
18. Tip 35: Teach the Standards No access
19. Tip 36: Utilize Technology No access
20. Tip 37: Assess Student Progress No access
21. Tip 38: Never Give More ThanThree Directions at a Time No access
22. Tip 39: Don’t Rehearse the ViolinsWhile the Trombones Wait No access
23. Tip 40: Don’t Stand in the Same Place No access
24. Tip 41: Continuously Improve Classroom Management No access
25. Tip 42: Take a Course in Counseling No access
26. Tip 43: Encourage Private Lessons No access
27. Tip 44: Record Private Lessons No access
28. Summary: Another Perspective on Instructionand Professional Performance No access
1. Tip 45: Be an Advocate for the Arts No access
2. Tip 46: Understand the Child of Poverty No access
3. Tip 47: Promote the “Mozart Effect” No access
4. Tip 48: Learn the Value of Public Relations No access
5. Tip 49: Invite the Mayor to Conduct No access
6. Tip 50: Befriend and Respect the Custodians No access
7. Tip 51: Be Active in Your Community No access
8. Tip 52: Write Grants No access
9. Tip 53: Never Underestimate a Booster Club No access
10. Tip 54: Create a Program for Performances No access
11. Tip 55: Train Volunteers and Chaperones No access
12. Tip 56: Sing, Dance, Create, and Perform No access
13. Tip 57: Teach Audience Etiquette No access
14. Tip 58: Pay Your Accompanists No access
15. Tip 59: Understand the Needs of theMiddle School Adolescent No access
16. Tip 60: Get Along with the Coaches No access
17. Tip 61: Engage the Community No access
18. Tip 62: Make Ethical Decisions No access
19. Tip 63: Organize Productive Fundraisers No access
20. Tip 64: Learn How to Ask Questions No access
21. Tip 65: Show Your Passion and Pride No access
22. Tip 66: Create High-QualityMusic with Preschoolers No access
23. Tip 67: Emphasize the Multiple Intelligences No access
1. Tip 68: Have a Life Outside School and Spend QualityTime with Your Family No access
2. Tip 69: Don’t Smoke No access
3. Tip 70: Keep Fit No access
4. Tip 71: Eat a Balanced Diet No access
5. Tip 72: Don’t Miss SchoolUnless You Are Really Sick No access
6. Tip 73: Maintain a Positive Attitude No access
7. Tip 74: Don’t Overlook the Little Details No access
8. Tip 75: Don’t Write Memos While Angry No access
9. Tip 76: Commiserate, But Be Careful Where No access
10. Tip 77: Know When to Leave No access
11. Tip 78: Avoid the Dumb MistakesThat Can Get You Fired No access
12. Part VI: TIPS FOR PROFESSIONAL GROWTH No access
13. Tip 79: Organize the Music Room and Office No access
14. Tip 80: Write Notes, Return Phone Calls,and Reply to E-Mail No access
15. Tip 81: Learn How to Deal withConflict and Show Restraint No access
16. Tip 82: Prepare Your Students and Yourself for the Future No access
17. Tip 83: Know Your Audience No access
18. Tip 84: Don’t Procrastinate No access
19. Tip 85: Avoid the “Geek” Stereotype No access
20. Tip 86: Build a Team withinthe Music Department No access
21. Tip 87: Always Make Your Principal Look Good No access
22. Tip 88: Observe Each Other No access
23. Tip 89: Guard against Burnout No access
24. Tip 90: Read No access
25. Tip 91: Give Professional Presentations No access
26. Tip 92: Find a Mentor No access
27. Tip 93: Perform No access
28. Tip 94: Continually Improve Your Stage Presence No access
29. Tip 95: Collaborate and Network No access
30. Tip 96: Avoid the Status-Quo Syndrome No access
31. Tip 97: Improve Your Leadership Skills No access
32. Tip 98: Invest in Professional Attire No access
33. Tip 99: Take Piano Lessons No access
34. Tip 100: Take Classes and Attend Workshops No access
35. Tip 101: Be Active in State and National Associations No access
Thanking My Music Teachers No access Pages 205 - 212
Coda No access Pages 213 - 214
References and Recommended Readings No access Pages 215 - 218
About the Author No access Pages 219 - 220