{"product_id":"growing-musicians-teaching-music-in-middle-school-and-beyond-1","title":"Growing Musicians: Teaching Music in Middle School and Beyond","description":"Growing Musicians: Teaching Music in Middle School and Beyond focuses on teaching adolescents within the context of a music classroom, regardless of content area (orchestra, band, choir, or general music). It provides a look at the importance of music courses in the lives of adolescents as they navigate the path between being a child and an adult. As every music student is completely unique, there is no one-size-fits-all prescriptive way of working with this age group. Rather, music educators must approach adolescents with high musical standards and aspirations to learn and achieve within music; a willingness to honor the individuality of each adolescent musician; a sense of structure, but an ability to be flexible; a desire to foster and promote a safe classroom environment where students feel empowered to be themselves and speak openly about what they think and believe; an understanding that music classes are not only safe places where students learn how to become better musicians but also better people through musical experiences focused on humanity and empathy; and a dose of humor, or at least the ability to acknowledge that adolescents are extremely funny whether or not they realize it. In addition, this book encourages pre-service and practicing music educators to mindfully examine and better understand their own teaching practices.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0199372071\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: GBV.0199372071.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Sweet, Bridget\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Book has corner edge dings and or scratches and signs of light wear.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Good Books Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55463737524529,"sku":"GBV.0199372071.G","price":34.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0914\/3730\/2065\/files\/0199372071-0_25660fe3-596e-4c6a-8145-93a00d02fbfe.jpg?v=1785101762","url":"https:\/\/goodbookscompany.org\/products\/growing-musicians-teaching-music-in-middle-school-and-beyond-1","provider":"Good Books Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}