Musicians' drive to be productive on the internet led to the development of practices that can
inform popular music education. Expanding the concept of popular music education to …

The purpose of this multiple case study was to examine the experiences of beginning music
teachers as they navigate starting instrumental music programs in a large urban school …

The past two decades have seen a growing de-professionalization of teaching. Combating
this educational climate requires music teacher education programs to prioritize both critical …

In less than a decade, Pearson's distribution of the Teacher Performance Assessment
(edTPA) has expanded to hundreds of teacher education preparation programs in the …

Disciplinary literacy focuses on subject-specific practices, vocabulary, and texts for P–12
students to better understand, interpret, and apply their knowledge within a discipline. This …

In this article, I examine how curriculum and assessment in popular music can be organized
and delivered in valid and authentic ways in both school and university settings. This …

Analyses of Programs, Practices, and/or Policies: Authors of analyses of programs,
practices, and policies may focus on one, two, or all three of these components. A “program” …

In practice, the performing arts–dance, music, theatre–are often structured as group
endeavors. They are ensemble-based and collaborative, where participants work together to …

School improvement and its associated policies aim at providing a quality education, a
burdensome weight which rests largely on the shoulders of teachers. To achieve such ends …

Abstract Teachers, students, parents, administrators, and other stakeholders use a variety of
criteria to evaluate music teachers and school music programs. Some metrics relate to the …