Kaschub, Michele, 1967-

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.

9781607091936 (cloth : alk. paper) 1607091933 (cloth : alk. paper) 9781607091943 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1607091941 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781607091950 (electronic) 160709195X (electronic)

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Composition (Music)--Instruction and study.

MT 40 / .K28 2009