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Making Music: Creative Ideas for Instrumental Teachers: More Than 200 Step-by-Step Activities.(Book review)
Making Music: Creative Ideas for Instrumental Teachers: More than 200 Step-by-Step Activities, by Patricia M. Gane. Oxford University Press (www.oup.com/us; (800) 451-7556), 2006. 108 pp. $27.95.
Making Music by Patricia M. Gane is an unusual supplementary resource. For those unfamiliar with aspects of education in Great Britain, an independent and highly respected organization visits schools to evaluate all aspects of instruction. The reports of these Ofsted Inspectors are vital in evaluating strengths and weaknesses of the instruction. As an Ofsted Inspector, Gane has come to the conclusion that "many teachers wish to broaden the music experience of their pupils, but need help sometimes because of their own backgrounds ... and sometimes because of a lack of appropriate material to them." This resource supplies more than 200 step-by-step activities for private or group instruction designed to engage imagination and to place an emphasis on creating music. The author believes that young players, in particular, often play music without understanding it, and that by engaging them in the activities she suggests they ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Making Music: Creative Ideas for Instrumental Teachers: More Than 200...