Music Teacher as Music Producer

Description

In Music Teacher as Music Producer, Clint Randles offers enlightening suggestions for the future of creativity-infused recording and contemporary performance-centered music classrooms.

• Proposes that music classes can and should look more like art classes
• Examines how musical creativities can be approached through technology
• Shows how cultivating students' musical capabilities must take precedence over maintaining established customs in teaching

About the Author(s)

Clint Randles, Associate Professor of Music Education,, University of South Florida School of Music

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.

Table of Contents

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