ABSTRACT

Popular Music Pedagogies: A Practical Guide for Music Teachers provides readers with a solid foundation of playing and teaching a variety of instruments and technologies, and then examines how these elements work together in a comprehensive school music program. With individual chapters designed to stand independently, instructors can adapt this guide to a range of learning abilities and teaching situations by combining the pedagogies and methodologies presented. This textbook is an ideal resource for preservice music educators enrolled in popular music education, modern band, or secondary general methods coursework and K-12 music teachers who wish to create or expand popular music programs in their schools. The website includes play-alongs, video demonstrations, printed materials, and links to useful popular music pedagogy resources.

chapter 1|12 pages

Foundations of Popular Music Pedagogies

part I|96 pages

Instrument Techniques

chapter 2|12 pages

Introduction to Guitar, Bass, and Ukulele

chapter 3|15 pages

Guitar

chapter 4|12 pages

Electric Bass

chapter 5|11 pages

Ukulele

chapter 6|11 pages

Keyboard

chapter 7|12 pages

Drum Kit

chapter 8|21 pages

Vocals

part II|42 pages

Music Technology

chapter 9|9 pages

Apps and Software

chapter 10|14 pages

Digital Audio Workstations

chapter 11|17 pages

Live Sound and Recording

part III|30 pages

Putting It All Together

chapter 12|12 pages

Making the Band

chapter 13|9 pages

Songwriting, Improvisation, and Arranging

chapter 14|7 pages

Hip Hop