The Journey from Music Student to Teacher

The Journey from Music Student to Teacher: A Professional Approach, Second Edition helps prospective educators transition from music student to professional music teacher, acknowledging that students must first reconcile their assumptions about teaching before making informed decisions about their own professional education.

Michael Raiber is an instrumental music educator at Central Middle School in Mustang, Oklahoma. David Teachout is a Professor of Music Education. As Associate Vice Provost, he leads the University Teaching and Learning Commons at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Introduction: Drawing Your First Map / PART I: DISCOVERY OF SELF / 1. What Is Your Role as a Music Teacher? / 2. What Do You Believe about Learning and Teaching? / 3. What Do You Need to Know and Do as a Music Teacher? / PART II: DISCOVERY OF TEACHING / 4. What is Your Classroom? / 5. How Will You Present Instruction in Your Classroom? / 6. How Will You Construct Music Learning Experiences in Your Classroom? / 7. How Will You Teach Students to Understand and Make Music in Your Classroom? / PART III : DISCOVERY OF STUDENT LEARNING / 8. The Students: Who Are They? / 9. The Students: What Do They Learn? / 10. The Students: How Do They Learn? / 11. The Students: How Do You Know They Learn? / Epilogue: Rediscovering Who You Are as a Developing Music Teacher