The General Music Today Yearbook, a new book containing the collected 2004-2005 issues of the online journal General Music Today, has just been published by MENC: The National Association for Music Education.
"The General Music Today Yearbook was created as a result of requests
from members of our Society for General Music," said David E. Circle, MENC
president. "The members saw the need to have a tangible book, something
that teachers can put in their tote bags or briefcases to carry back and forth
from home to school, that can be readily available when there are a few minutes
and an opportunity to read."
Topics covered in the new publication include working with special-needs students;
emphasizing early childhood environment to enhance musical growth; developing
music skills through the school musical; using Band-in-a-Box in the general
music classroom; combining classical and popular music to teach music in Germany;
basing music grades on achievement rather than attitude; designing curriculum
around music skills students need as adults; teaching composition at the elementary
level; and teaching difficult students.
"This first edition is full of helpful information from the year"s
online articles, research, reviews and resources," continued
Circle. "Our hope is that the thousands of general music teachers will
make use of this practical resource."
The General Music Today Yearbook is available from MENC by calling 800-828-0229.
Stock #8500. $20.00 / $15.00 for MENC members. ISBN 1--56545-171-6
For more information call 1-800-336-3768 or visit www.menc.org.
MENC: The National Association for Music Education, the world"s
largest arts education organization, is the only association that addresses
all aspects of music education. Nearly 120,000 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.
