Just Good Teaching

Comprehensive Musicianship through Performance in Theory and Practice

By (author) Laura Sindberg

Publication date:

29 March 2012

Length of book:

122 pages

Publisher

R&L Education

Dimensions:

292x227mm
9x11"

ISBN-13: 9781610483391

Student learning in school music ensembles is often focused on technical skill development. Give your students broader experience involving multiple music learnings, technical proficiency, cognition, and personal meaning. The Comprehensive Musicianship through Performance (CMP) model will help you plan instruction for school ensembles that promotes a holistic form of music learning and will allow you to use your creativity, passion, and vision. With model teaching plans and questions for discussion, this book can give you richer, more meaningful challenges and help you provide your students with deeper musical experiences. Sindberg combines the theoretical foundations of CMP with practical applications in a book that’s useful for practicing teacher-conductors, scholars, and teacher educators alike.
Just Good Teaching serves as a concise description of Comprehensive Musicianship through Performance (CMP) and its application to an ensemble setting. The book is grounded in pedagogical and theoretical aspects of CMP, as well as in research on best practices in music education. The author builds a strong case for the use of CMP by drawing on her own experience in the classroom, her expertise as a leading researcher in this field, and the many experiences of teachers who use the framework of CMP within their classrooms. ... This book is an excellent read for music educators.