Clues to Controlling Music Classrooms Offered in New Publication
Crowd Control: Classroom Management and Effective Teaching for Chorus, Band, and Orchestra Now Available From MENC: The National Association for Music Education and Rowman & Littlefield Education
RESTON, VA (February 25, 2008) — Crowd Control: Classroom Management and Effective Teaching for Chorus, Band, and Orchestra, a new publication by Susan L. Haugland and published by MENC: The National Association for Music Education and Rowman & Littlefield Education, is a nuts-and-bolts manual for teachers of middle and high school performance-based classes such as band, orchestra, and chorus. This practical how-to guide shows teachers”pre-service or experienced”efficient ways to manage large performance-based classrooms. With wit and sage, tried-and-true advice, Haugland provides a complete behavior plan as well as concrete ideas for addressing the National Standards, assessment, advocacy, and ensemble teambuilding. Accessible and indispensable, Crowd Control will become a vital resource in every music teacher’s library.
“Haugland’s experience and knowledge of best practice is evident in Crowd Control. She addresses issues specific to the unique nature of music teaching in a proactive way, setting both teachers and students up for success. Especially helpful for pre-service or new teachers, Haugland’s approach to managing a music program is both accessible and practical,” said Dr. Mary Lynn Doherty, assistant professor of music education, Northern Illinois University. Crowd Control was also reviewed favorably on Amazon.com: “Memorize this book before you interview for a single teaching job.”
Susan L. Haugland has been a music educator since 1982, with experience teaching band, chorus, orchestra, general music, and music theory at all grade levels from preschool through college. She resides in Lake Bluff, Illinois where she currently teaches general music and orchestra at the elementary level.
Crowd Control: Classroom Management and Effective Teaching for Chorus, Band, and Orchestra is available from RLE in paperback for $16.95 and clothbound for $50.00. MENC members receive a discount of 25%. To order or for more information, call 800-462-6420 or visit www.rowmaneducation.com.
MENC: The National Association for Music Education, the world’s largest arts education organization, marked its centennial in 2007 as the only association that addresses all aspects of music education. More than 130,000 members represent all levels of teaching from preschool to graduate school. Since 1907, MENC has worked to ensure that every student has access to a well-balanced, comprehensive, and high-quality program of music instruction taught by qualified teachers. MENC’s activities and resources have been largely responsible for the establishment of music education as a profession, for the promotion and guidance of music study as an integral part of the school curriculum, and for the development of the National Standards for Arts Education.
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