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This is an eBook for digital download (95 pages) This new collection of pop-inspired Orff Arrangements are full of possibilities and fun to play! These five original grooves for Orff Ensemble serve as a starting place for you to be generative with students. Each piece can be performed as-is OR adapted for your specific purposes, allowing space for improvisation, original lyrics, re-arrangement, and more. This resources includes sheet music, MP3 tracks, and score videos. -
edited by Steve Holley, Kat Reinhert, and Zack Moir
(208 Pages) This is an eBook for digital download. Action-based Approaches in Popular Music Education delves into the practices and philosophies of 26 experienced music educators who understand both the how and the why of popular music education. This edited collection represents the variety, the diversity, and the multiplicity of ideas and approaches to the teaching and learning of popular music. -
by Chelsea Perrine
(65 pages) This is an eBook for digital download. In this book, you will find research to support a well-rounded and focused education for music students with special needs, templates for goal tracking and lesson planning, and suggestions for lessons and units for your students. This adaptive music curriculum is geared towards secondary-level students. This is the second publication in the Kent State Curriculum Series. -
by Patrick K. Cooper and Donna Ream
(78 pages) This is an electronic resource for digital download. This book is meant to provide a working knowledge of the rapidly changing world of artificial intelligence (AI) in art and music education. The goal of this book is to equip art and music educators with foundational AI knowledge and resources that can be used today. Additional guidance is provided for using AI as a personal virtual assistant or to develop an intelligent tutor system for students. All resources include links to help you get started right away! The deluxe version comes with 5 high-res posters that can be printed and used in the classroom. -
by Alecia Hanold
(189 pages) This is an eBook for digital download. An Introductory Music Theory Curriculum provides a way for teachers to make the study of introductory music theory more engaging, collaborative, meaningful, and approachable for high-school level musicians. This book includes an overview of constructivism and constructivist pedagogy as well as full, detailed lesson plans for ten units of study in beginning music theory. This is the first publication in the Kent State Curriculum Series. -
by Patrick K. Cooper and David C. Cooper
( 154 pages) This is an electronic resource for digital download. This book gives readers the knowledge they need to understand, appreciate, and create the art of radio production from broadcast to podcast. Throughout this book will be step-by-step instructions (lesson plans) for how to format and organize your show based on the type of listening experience you are trying to create. Teachers, students, hobbyists, and amateurs will learn how to craft their skills to make professional-quality broadcasts and podcasts to share with the world. -
by Steve Holley
(150 pages) This is an eBook for digital download. Coaching a Popular Music Ensemble is a comprehensive guide for the music teacher striving to meet the changing needs of their students, the university music educator examining our current music education paradigm, and the band director trying to expand their school’s music program. Using his broad experiences as an educator and Memphis musician, Holley details the philosophy and approaches he developed to create a culturally responsive, learner-driven popular music program. -
by Sarah Gulish and Victoria Boler
(12 Pages + over 25 pages of editable resources)
This is an eBook for digital download. The purpose of this book is to provide resources for music teachers looking to collect data to better advocate for their programs and reach students. This interactive PDF describes the various types of data, how they can be collected, and how they can be used to create a music program story to share with community members and administrators. Each purchase includes access to a google drive folder with dozens of resources and templates that can be copied and edited, including email templates, google questionnaire forms for students, parents, and colleagues, conversation starters with administrators, sample qualitative stories, sample quantitative stories, and more. -
by Yeshima
This is a PDF for digital download. The purpose of this lesson plan is to present a well-rounded approach to music that engages the learner from multiple perspectives using accessible instruments found around the home, as well as the voice and body percussion. The pedagogy originated from a collection of philosophies found in Orff Schulwerk, Social and Emotional Learning, Community Drum Circles, and Mindfulness. These lessons can be modified for homeschool populations, Non-Traditional Instruction, General Music Classes, and/or community-building events. This PDF includes links to YouTube videos, plans, and materials for a lesson plan centered on Peace! -
How do you incorporate Arabic popular music into the classroom? This comprehensive guide provides research, strategies, and practical steps for singing, dancing, and playing popular Arabic music with your students. Created by Mia Ibrahim with contributions from Ashley Shabankareh and F-flat community members, this resource is being released to honor the life and work of Mia. Proceeds from this resource will go towards the Mia Ibrahim Scholarship Fund, providing tangible opportunities for music educators to experience and learn how to incorporate popular music in their classroom through professional development opportunities. -
by Theresa Hoover
(65 pages) This is an eBook for digital download. This book is a one-stop-shop for music teachers looking to get started, or expand their experiences, with technology in the classroom. Help your students see themselves as musicians both inside and outside the music room by empowering them in the ensemble setting. *New in 2023: The updated 2nd edition includes updates to tech tools with new additions for tools in the classroom. -
This is a digital resource.
This project is intended for secondary general music classes and provides tools for engaging in active listening. This resource comes with a GoogleSlideshow (with video/audio links) and student handouts.
