Music Teacher as Music Producer

Never has there been such an exciting time to be a music teacher. Band, choir, and orchestra are ubiquitous in schools and have come to be known as the primary mode that students experience music at the secondary level. Similarly, elementary school classrooms feature approaches by Orff, Kodaly, Dalcroze, and Music Learning Theory, among a host of others.
But, what is next? In this enlightening guide, author Clint A. Randles provides music educators with the practical tools to turn their classrooms into student production studios. Addressing everything from a new conceptualization of the physical classroom space to the cables and other audio equipment no music educator should be without, Randles puts creativity, technology, recording arts, songwriting, music production, and live performance at the center of music classrooms.

Clint Randles is Associate Professor of Music Education at the University of South Florida, where he teaches courses at the intersection of contemporary musicianship, creativity, philosophy, and popular music. His work centers on the development of innovative curricular practice. He enjoys performing guitar and singing as a part of his role as Director of Contemporary Worship at a church in Tampa.

Chapter 1. Introduction: A Different Kind of Music Classroom, A Different Kind of Teacher Chapter 2. The Room(s): Where the Magic Happens Chapter 3. How Technology Can Help You Chapter 4. Instruments: Tools for Creative Expression Chapter 5. Setting the Stage for Success: Literally and Figuratively Chapter 6. Gear Considerations & Acoustics Chapter 7. Diversifying Performance Chapter 8. Classroom as Recording Studio Chapter 9. Making Technology Work for You Chapter 10. A Whole New World of Musical Products Chapter 11. The End is the Beginning Index Bibliography