Kaschub (music teacher education and graduate studies, U. of Southern Maine) and Smith (music education, Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College, City U. of New York) discuss the role of
composition in music education and provide methods for teaching it in early childhood, elementary grades, middle school, and high school. They consider the rationale and research on teaching
and learning composition; an approach to teaching it; the characteristics, skills, and tools of composing students; how to plan lessons, assess student work, and establish composing communities
in schools; and courses and activities for group and individual instruction, with sample lessons. The final section details the components of a full program in composition. There is no index.
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