Subject Guide:  Music Education

Here are a few of the music education books that may be found in the Library:

• Burz, Helen L. Performance-based Curriculum for Music and the Visual Arts: from Knowing to Showing. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Corwin Press, 1999.
  [Tall LB1591.B84 1999]
• Colwell, Richard and Carol Richardson, eds. The New Handbook on Music Teaching and Learning: a project of the Music Educators National Conference. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.
  [MT1.N48 2002]
• Walker, Darwin E.  Teaching Music: Managing the Successful Music Program. New York: Schirmer Books, 1998.
  [MT1.W28 1998]

Some are available in print form, some in electronic form.  Browse by title in Pacificat for print holdings, and the Pacific eLibrary for electronic holdings.

• American Music Teacher
• Council for Research in Music Education Bulletin
• Instrumentalist
• International Journal of Music Education
• Journal of Research in Music Education
• Music Education Research
• Music Educators Journal
• Music Perception
• Philosophy of Music Education Review
• Research in Music Education
• Sing out!
• Teaching Music

• American Orff -Schulwerk Association - Provides information about the organization, grants and scholarships, local chapters, teacher training, arts education organizations, and links to other related Internet sites.
• ArtsEdge - "The mission of ArtsEdge is to help artists, teachers and students gain access to and/or share information, resources, and ideas that support the arts as a core subject area in the K-12 curriculum."
• Association of Technology in Music Instruction (ATMI)
• MENC - Home page for the Music Educators National Conference. Includes information on MENC, state Music Education Associations, the MENC Job Center, classroom resources, industry contacts, meetings and conferences, and more.
• Music Teachers National Association - Information about their organization, conferences, professional resources, etc.
• Organization of American Kodály Educators - Provides information about the organization and its publications, training institutions, employment opportunities, and links to related sites on the Internet.
• Suzuki Method WWW Network - Provides links to directories, information about Suzuki methods and teachers, and resources for teachers.

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