Teaching Music
Teaching Music in the SDA System
Thoughts on and Information about Teaching Music in the SDA System . . .
The Hiring of Teachers in the SDA System
Observations about how the system works and what it takes to get a position . . .
A modern day parable on the quandary for talented youth who want to teach - at a time when the number of positions is shrinking . . .
Justifying Music in the Curriculum
Materials to assist in responding to challenges over music continuing in the schools . . .
Four directors write from a twelve-year perspective about their experiences in music competition and the effect it had on them and their groups . . .
Jazz, stage, or swing bands are now being included in the curriculum of Adventist Schools, a controversial step in a educational system that throughout most of the 20th century considered this type of music inappropriate . . .
Teaching Resources*
Administering the Music Program
Information, materials, & suggestions on organizing & running a school music program
Concerts
Planning Checklist (Click here for PDF version)
Touring
Planning Checklist & Materials
Materials & forms for arranging tours . . .
Lessons
Practice Record Form (PDF File)
Ensemble Music Recommendations
Teaching World Music
Sample Class Schedule
Sample Lecture
Teaching Music Appreciation
Sample Lecture (Overview & Elements)
Handbell Ringing
If you have suggestions and/or teaching materials that you would like to share with others on the website, contact
iama@charter.net. We are particularly interested in ensemble music you would recommend for the groups and ages listed above. Number, composer, voicing, sacred or secular, a rating of 1 (easy) to 5 (difficult), and publisher or source would be most helpful.
*If you are interested in obtaining forms that cannot be downloaded in a usable form from the website, contact iama@charter.net with a specific request and they will be sent to you as an attachment in word format, if available.