Michele Kaschub is Professor of Music and Coordinator of Music Teacher Education and Graduate Studies at the University of Southern Maine. Janice Smith is Associate Professor of Music Education and Coordinator of Undergraduate Music Education at Queens College, City University of New York. Together they are the authors of Minds on Music: Composition for Creative and Critical Thinking (2009).

Randall Everett Allsup, Assistant Professor of Music and Music Education, Teachers College, Columbia University.

Bruce Allen Carter, Assistant Professor of Music, The University of Maryland.

Rick Dammers, Associate Professor of Music Education, Rowan University.

Daniel Deutsch, Three Village Central School District, Stony Brook, NY

Gena R. Greher, Associate Professor of Music, The University of Massachusetts Lowell

Alice M. Hammel, James Madison, Christopher Newport, and Virginia Commonwealth Universities

Maud Hickey, Associate Professor of Music Education, Northwestern University

Michele Kaschub, Professor of Music and Coordinator of Music Teacher Education & Graduate Studies, The University of Southern Maine School of Music

Alexander P. Koops, Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Undergraduate Music Education, Azusa Pacific University

John Kratus, Professor of Music Education, Michigan State University

Sandi McLeod, Ed. D., Vermont MIDI Project coordinator

Michael Medvinsky, General Music Teacher, Brandon School District - Michigan and Lecturer in Music Education, Oakland University.

John Richmond, Professor and Director of the School of Music at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Patricia Riley, Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Music Education Program, The University of Vermont

Janice Smith, Associate Professor of Music Education, The Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College, City University of New York

Sandra Stauffer, Professor of Music, Arizona State University.

Katherine Strand, Associate Professor of Music, Indiana University

Peter Webster, John W. Beattie Professor of Music Education & Technology at Northwestern University

Jackie Wiggins, Professor of Music Education and Chair of the Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance, Oakland University

Betty Anne Younker, Professor of Music Education and Dean of the Don Wright Faculty of Music, The University Western Ontario

"Reading this book, you will understand how music operates in our students' universe and that the composer in each and every one of them is alive, vibrant, and eager to flourish. Composing Our Future is a cornucopia of philosophy, clear thinking and best practice models for teaching composition in today's musical world. It is destined to become a primary source book for music educators." --Libby Larsen, Composer

"This compilation of contributions from leading music educators provides a treasure-trove of ideas that will enrich the compositional experiences of teachers and students alike. What a wonderful and timely resource!" --Donald A. Hodges, Covington Distinguished Professor of Music Education, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

"Offer[s] a compelling blend of both the theoretical (essays on creative thinking, research on composition, and creating and sustaining compositional initiatives in school program) and the practical (chapters on model practices in teaching composition in the schools, the uses of technology in teaching composition, and incorporating the teaching of composition in college methods courses). Finally, music teachers interested in teaching composition have the perfect resource." --Mitchell Robinson, Associate Professor of Music Education, Michigan State University

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