Musicianship
Subtitle: composing in band and orchestra
By: Maud Hickey, Alexander Koops, Clint Randles, David Stringham, Linda Thornton ; foreword by Peter R. Webster ; edited by Clint Randles and David Stringham
Publisher: GIA Publications, Inc.
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Chicago, IL
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 446
ISBN-13: 9781579997984
Copyright date: 2013
Notes: Additional contributors: Nancy S. Beitler, Julie Bounds, Jillian Bracken, Daniel Brame, Harry Bulow, Michael Colgrass, Rick Dammers, Sharon G. Davis, Rob Deemer, Stephen Dembski, Sheena Dhamsania, David Dzubay, Gary Fagan, Robin Gielbelhausen, Michelle Hamilton, Maud Hickey, Rick Hirsch, Michael Hopkins, Alex Lubet, Roger Mantie, Jennifer McDonel, Patricia Riley, Edward Schoendorff, Matthew Schoendorff, Emily Schwartz, Baljinder, Singh Sekhon, II, Alex Shapiro, Paul Siskind, Sandra L. Stauffer, Mark Sullivan, Linda Thornton, Scott Watson, Richard S. Webb, Gregory Whitmore, Betty Anne Younker.

Publisher no. G-8444 (GIA Publications)
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Peter R. Webster; title: Preface / Clint Randles, David Stringham; title: Part one : Preparation : Get ready.; title: Why composition? / Clint Randles; title: Starting with improvisation / Linda Thornton; title: Utilizing web-based notation software for teacher- and student-produced musical content / Roger Mantie; title: What to do about assessment / Maud Hickey; title: Interdisciplinary collaboration with composition / Betty Anne Younker and Jillian Bracken; title: Connecting narrative thinking and creative thinking in music / Sandra L. Stauffer; title: Part two : Incubation and illumination : Get set.; title: Engaging in creative musical thinking through narrative thinking frames / Sandra L. Stauffer; title: Releasing a student's inner composer / Alex Shapiro; title: Think like a kid : teaching high school kids to create and perform music with graphic notation / Michael Colgrass; title: Group composition and performance / David Dzubay; title: A view into practice : laptop composing in band classes / Rick Dammers; title: Culture of creativity : what composition means to students / Clint Randles; title: Voices of experience / David Stringham; title: Part three : Verification : Go! Lesson plans.; title: Fostering a community of composers / Sharon G. Davis; title: "Little" fugue in G minor-J. S. Bach / Gregory Whitmore; title: Cajun folk songs / Daniel Brame; title: Recomposing holiday tunes / Michelle Hamilton; title: Constructing a warm-up chorale / Richard S. Webb; title: March from The Nutcracker theme and variations / Michael Hopkins; title: Seasonal suites / Robin Gielbelhausen; title: Creating accompaniments in high school orchestra / Michelle Hamilton; title: Composition based on visual art / Patricia Riley; title: Melodic scoring / Gary Fagan; title: Music from models / Stephen Dembski; title: Musical building blocks : melody generation through motivic transformation / Edward Schoendorff and Matthew Schoendorff; title: Composer's toolbox / Emily Schwartz; title: Creating background tracks for recorder melody / Sheena Dhamsania; title: Compose your own adventure / Julie Bounds; title: Jazzin' it up : full ensemble composition on a blue note / Jennifer McDonel; title: Composing with GarageBand / Nancy S. Beitler; title: Crafting the vertical (chords) from the horizontal (melody) / Scott Watson; title: The complete package in their ears : teaching melody, harmony, structure, and improvisations by ear / Rick Hirsch; title: Composition pen pals commission project / Julie Bounds; title: Composing outside the box : learning graphic notation, extended techniques, and directed improvisation / Harry Bulow; title: Blue Minim / Mark Sullivan; title: Composing rules : a community-guided improvisation / Baljinder Singh Sekhon, II; title: Composing a solo for your friends / Rob Deemer; title: Exploring textures : melody, accompaniment, and bass lines / Paul Siskind; title: Realizations : a template for teaching composition and improvised performance / Alex Lubet; title: Afterword; title: About the authors