Engaging Musical Practices: A Sourcebook for Middle School General Music (Hardcover) by Suzanne L Burton, Frank Abrahams, Brian D Bersh

Engaging Musical Practices: A Sourcebook for Middle School General Music presents numerous ways to engage adolescents in active music making that is relevant to their lives so that they may be more apt to continue their involvement with music as a lifetime endeavor.

Structured in twelve chapters, the book begins with perspectives on adolescent development and working with students with special needs.

Five chapters are devoted to the pedagogy of teaching students practical musical skills such as singing, playing the keyboard, guitar, drums and percussion.

Chapters on starting a steel band, using informal and formal music learning strategies, incorporating technology, implementing world music techniques, composing in the classroom, and the use of music- based learning centers lead the reader into implementing musical approaches focused on the doing of making music.