Minds on music : composition for creative and critical thinking /
Michele Kaschub and Janice Smith.
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2009.
- xvi, 283 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
"Published in partnership with MENC: The National Association for Music Education."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-281).
Rationale and research. Learning and teaching music composition ; On young composers composing : characteristics, creative capacities, and compositions ; Supporting roles : tools, tasks, and teachers -- Conceptualizing compositional pedagogy. Preparing for composing ; Assessment ; Designing and working in a composing community -- Teaching and learning composition. Composing in early childhood ; Composing in the upper elementary grades ; The transition to middle school : composing in grades five and six ; Composing in upper middle school ; Composing in high school -- The future of composition education. The composition program.