The January issue of Teaching Music arrives with tips and inspiration for the music education classroom.
Features
- The Snare Drum in Three Dimensions: Training percussionists as complete musicians.
- Taking the Write Way: Experts say teaching music composition can be a tricky task, but it doesn’t have to be. Composer Lalo Schifrin discusses composition and improvisation.
- Music in the Heart: be reminded of why you do what you do.
- Side by Side: Port Angeles, Washington, may have economic struggles, but two award-winning teachers shepherd an outstanding music program.
Department Stories
- Creating Elementary Classroom Centers
- Assessment for brass and wind ensembles
- Student work with barre chords
- String instruction for left-handed players
- Good tone on a hand drum
Upbeat: News
- In Fayetteville, NC, It Took a Village to Create a World’s Largest Concert® Segment
- Enter the MENC Student Composers Competition
- MENC Announces Conductors for the 2011 All-National Honor Ensembles
- Members Can Nominate Candidates for MENC 2012–14 President-Elect
- Struggling Virginia School Receives Music Room Makeover
—Roz Fehr, January 6, 2011 © MENC: The National Association for Music Education
