Preface |
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1 The Golden Circle: "Why," "How," and "What" |
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Focusing on the "How" and the "Why" |
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Trends in the Undergraduate Core |
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Why Curriculum Reform in the Collegiate Classroom? |
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Knowing the "Why" on the High School Level |
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8 | (2) |
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10 | (1) |
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Understanding the Twenty-First-Century Student |
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11 | (1) |
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Our Goal in Teaching Music Theory and Aural Skills: The "Why" |
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12 | (3) |
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2 Why and How: Curriculum and Content |
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The "Why": Beginning the Discussion |
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The "How": Integration, Diversity, and Creativity |
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29 | (2) |
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Why Change the Curriculum? |
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31 | (2) |
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"You Must Cut Eight Hours": A Personal Study |
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43 | (1) |
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Appalachian State University |
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43 | (7) |
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3 The Classroom Environment |
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51 | (5) |
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Discussion-Based Classrooms: The Art of Questioning |
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56 | (3) |
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59 | (6) |
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65 | (3) |
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Preparing for the First Day |
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68 | (3) |
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71 | (20) |
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4 Teaching Theory on the High School Level |
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91 | (5) |
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The Advanced Placement Exam |
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96 | (6) |
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High School versus University Timeline |
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102 | (2) |
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Preparing Students for Music Study |
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104 | (3) |
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107 | (3) |
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110 | (1) |
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A Focus on Aural Skills: "Hearing Eyes and Seeing Ears" |
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111 | (2) |
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Immediate and Low-Stakes Assessment |
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113 | (1) |
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Real-World Experience and Life Skills |
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114 | (2) |
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Team Teaching and Creative Approaches |
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116 | (2) |
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Setting a High Bar from Day One |
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118 | (2) |
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120 | (2) |
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122 | (3) |
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5 Pedagogy of Fundamentals and Diatonic Harmony |
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125 | (36) |
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126 | (3) |
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129 | (2) |
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Key Signatures and Scales |
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131 | (4) |
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135 | (2) |
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137 | (5) |
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Roman Numerals, Functional Diatonic Harmony, and Voice Leading |
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142 | (3) |
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Harmonic Function and Early Harmonic Analysis |
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145 | (9) |
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Part-Writing and Voice Leading |
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154 | (7) |
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6 Pedagogy of Chromatic Harmony and Form |
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161 | (4) |
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Mode Mixture/Borrowed Chords |
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165 | (3) |
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168 | (5) |
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173 | (5) |
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178 | (2) |
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Phrase and Periodic Structure and the Blues |
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180 | (3) |
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183 | (3) |
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Other Topics: Modes and Jazz Theory |
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186 | (4) |
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7 Pedagogy of Aural Skills |
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Systems Used in Sight Singing |
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190 | (4) |
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194 | (2) |
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196 | (2) |
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Warm-Ups and Sight Singing |
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198 | (3) |
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Clear Connections in the Aural Skills Classroom |
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201 | (1) |
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202 | (2) |
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204 | (2) |
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Use of Real Literature in Rhythmic Reading and Sight Singing |
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206 | (1) |
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207 | (8) |
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Fundamentals in Dictation |
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207 | (2) |
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209 | (2) |
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211 | (4) |
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215 | (1) |
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216 | (12) |
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Improvisation in the Aural Skills Classroom |
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220 | (5) |
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225 | (3) |
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228 | (28) |
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Summative Assessment: Change in Paradigms |
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231 | (2) |
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Summative Assessment: The Quick Grades |
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233 | (2) |
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Summative Assessment: Beyond the Quick Answer |
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235 | (9) |
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244 | (7) |
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251 | (2) |
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Creating a Scale/Progress-Centric Grading |
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253 | (1) |
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254 | (2) |
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9 Empower the Undergraduate |
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256 | (18) |
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The Undergraduate Music Major |
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257 | (3) |
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What Motivates Our Students |
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260 | (1) |
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The Tale of Two Undergraduates |
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261 | (1) |
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262 | (2) |
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264 | (3) |
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Teaching and Research Development on the Undergraduate Level: Beyond the Classroom |
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267 | (1) |
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267 | (3) |
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Undergraduate Teaching Assistant |
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270 | (2) |
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272 | (2) |
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10 Taking the First Steps into Academia |
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274 | (15) |
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Graduate School: Setting Up Good Habits |
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274 | (4) |
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278 | (7) |
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278 | (1) |
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279 | (2) |
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281 | (1) |
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282 | (1) |
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283 | (2) |
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285 | (4) |
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11 What the Effective Music Theory Instructors Do |
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Epilogue: Why I Am A Music Theorist |
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295 | (2) |
Appendix |
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297 | (2) |
Bibliography |
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Index |
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