The Oxford Handbook of Music Composition Pedagogy presents an illuminating collection of perspectives on teaching and learning in the field of music composition, supplying music educators with knowledge about young composers and their work. The Handbook's forward-looking practices offer teachers tools and strategies for every child to experience music composition as part of their music education. Editor Michele Kaschub, along with an outstanding team of contributing authors, offers a comprehensive handbook providing key scholarly, critical, and practical perspectives on teaching composers and learning to compose. Written by academic scholars, researchers, and music teachers, the 43 chapters of the volume addresses nine major themes: philosophical foundations; identity and inclusion; compositional processes; approaches to composition teaching and learning; nurturing young composers; composing in classroom and ensemble settings; international perspectives on composition in music education; and how the future of composition might be shaped.
The Handbook provides strategies to readers in embracing diversity as it is found in the individual nature of each student-composer and in the broader community of composers. Kaschub proposes an understanding of the value of individual and collaborative work as a function of artistic action, including a wide-range range of experiential contexts so that students can embrace traditional and emerging music, and ways to help students sustain and extend their cultural heritage through composing. The Oxford Handbook of Music Composition Pedagogy underscores the potential that composition holds for advancing student artistry in music education while guiding educators working to achieve that goal.
Preface - Betty Anne Younker Section I: Foundations for Composition in Music Education 1. Marginalized No More: Composition in Music Education Michele Kaschub 2. The Music No One Has Heard Yet John Kratus 3. Refining and Expanding Music Composition Pedagogies Peter Webster 4. Vocabularies of Genius and Dilemmas of Pedagogy: Originality, Imagination and Creativity Neil T. Smith 5. Music Creators on Creating Music Sandra Stauffer Section II: Finding Identity and Fostering Inclusion in Music Composition 6. From Vulnerable Teacher to Vulnerable Songwriter: A Reflective Journey Toward Authenticity Rachel Whitcomb 7. Becoming A Composition Teacher Alexander Koops 8. Cultivating Student Agency in the PreK-12 Composition Curriculum Daniel Albert 9. Creating Culturally Sustaining Spaces in the Compositional Process Chris Mena and Patricia Shehan Campbell Section III: Understanding Compositional Processes 10. Listening to Compose, Composing to Listen Jody Kerchner 11. Skills Successful Songwriters and Producers Utilize and Why It Matters to Music Educators Bruce Carter 12. Compositional Idea Selection and Development Lisa Crawford 13. Addressing Creative Intentions through Revision and Editing Patricia Riley 14. The Role of Technology in Learning to Compose Gena Greher 15. (Un)Assessing the Processes and Products of Children's Original Musical Composition Maud Hickey Section IV: Approaches to Composition Pedagogy 16. Developing Compositional Capacities: Feelingful Intention, Musical Expressivity, and Artistic Craftsmanship Michele Kaschub & Janice Smith 17. Movement? Improvisation? Composition through Dalcroze Eurhythmics Marla Butke and R. J. David Frego 18. Constructing a Pedagogy for Music Improvisation and Composition: A Kodály Perspective Micheál Houlahan & Philip Tacka 19. Gordon Music Learning Theory: A Framework for Composition John Eros 20. Playing with Music: Composition Pedagogy with Orff Schulwerk Judy Bond with sample lessons by Brian Burnett Section V: Nurturing Young Composers 21. How Transdisciplinary and Improvisational Creativities Can Nurture Young Composers and Teachers as Confident 'Makers' Pamela Burnard and Caroline Cooke 22. Mentoring Young Composers: Collaborative Pathways for Developing Musicianship Elizabeth Menard 23. Creating and Managing Young Composer Festivals and Showcases Daniel Deutsch 24. Preparing Young Composers for Collegiate Study Cynthia Van Maanen Section VI: Composing in Classroom Music 25. Composition in Early Childhood Elizabeth Bucura 26. Facilitating Songwriting with Children Suzanne Burton and Heather Wadler 27. Cultivating a Purpose-Driven Composition Pedagogy in General Music Kelly Bylica 28. Developing Soundcrafters: Facilitating a Holistic Approach to Music Production Steven Rice and Ann Clements 29. Culture, Creation, and Community in Hip Hop Classrooms Adam Kruse & Lamont Holden Section VII: Composing in School Ensemble Settings 30. Composition in Band Classes Matt Doiron 31. Composition in Choral Settings Katherine Strand 32. Composing in Orchestra Michael Hopkins 33. Interactive Composing in School Jazz Ensembles Douglas T. Owens Section VIII: International Perspectives on Composition Pedagogy 34. Composition Pedagogy in Australia: Rethinking Teaching and Learning in Music Education through Composition and Creativity Renee Crawford 35. Composition Pedagogy in The Czech Republic Vit Zouhar 36. Composition Pedagogy in Finland: From the Margins to the Centre of Music Education Heidi Partti 37. Composition Pedagogy in Germany Christian Rolle & Julia Weber 38. Everyone Can Make Music Creatively: Ongakudukuri in Japanese Music Education Taichi Akutsu 39. Composition in Music Education: The Case of Uganda Benon Kigozi 40 Music Composition in Portuguese Classrooms: Searching for Possible Routes Ana Luísa Setas Veloso Section IX: Shaping the Future of Composition in Music Education 41. Advancing Pedagogy through Teacher Assessment and Program Evaluation David Stringham 42. Composition, Policy and the Formation of Agency: Pathways in Teacher Education and K-16 Practice Patrick Schmidt & Jashen Edwards 43. Future Forward: Composition in Music Teacher Education Michele Kaschub Index
Michele Kaschub is Professor of Music and Director of Music Teacher Education in the Dr. Alfred and D. Suzi Osher School of Music at the University of Southern Maine. Her research focuses on children's composition, composition pedagogy, choral music education, curriculum design and assessment, and the professional development of teachers. Some of her work includes the series Experiencing Music Composition, Promising Practices in 21st Century Music Teacher Education, and Composing Our Future: Preparing Music Educators to Teach Composition.
