The First-Year Music Major

Strategies for Success
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-1-032-16199-0
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 236 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 501 g

Designed to address the many challenges that first-year undergraduate music students often encounter, The First-Year Music Major: Strategies for Success provides concrete approaches that will help anyone embarking on a degree in music develop the knowledge and skills needed to complete their first year successfully.

The chapters demystify the path of majoring in music, and address key topics including:

- Planning a road map for the degree

- Developing needed musical, academic, professional, practice, and performance skills

- Building financial, mental, and physical well-being strategies

Written by a group of experienced professors and advisors in roles across the faculty of music, this book offers a comprehensive resource for first-year music students that will help them develop foundational skills to pursue music degrees and careers. An online e-resource accompanies the book, providing downloadable worksheets and materials referenced in the chapters.

Rooted in research and extensive practical experience, The First-Year Music Major is suited to use both in introductory music courses and by individual students and advisors.

Zielgruppe

Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Renzoni, Kerry B.

Furby, Victoria J.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikinstrumente Instrumentenunterricht & Lernanleitungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

Part 1: Degree Planning and Success

1. Understanding Different Music Degree Programs and Careers

Kerry B. Renzoni and Emily Boyce

2. Happiness and Success: Your Personal Values, Strengths, and Motivation

Lisa R. Hunter

3. Talking with Friends and Family about Studying Music

Victoria J. Furby and Tanner McMullen

4. Getting the Most Out of Advising

Victoria J. Furby and Ricky Fleming

5. Communicating Effectively with Instructors and Peers

Kerry B. Renzoni and Nicholas M. Stanford

6. Developing Technology Skills

Kerry B. Renzoni

7. Tips for Time Management

Kerry B. Renzoni, Angela Carriero and Amanda Ruiz

8. Creating a Professional PortfolioDenise M. Harris, Ellen M. Barnum and Kerry B. Renzoni

9. Studying for Academic Coursework

Victoria J. Furby

Part 2: Music and Academic Learning and Practice Habits

10. Planning for Success in Instrumental Music

Mark Filsinger and Ricky Fleming

11. Building Healthy Vocal Habits

Ho Eui Holly Bewlay

12. Foundational Keyboard Skills for Music Majors

Emily Boyce

13. Understanding Aural Skills Curriculum

Victoria J. Furby and Ellen M. Barnum

14. A Survival Guide for Music Theory

Emma James

15. You Will Teach!: Building Basic Teaching Skills

Kerry B. Renzoni

Part 3: Wellness

16. Mental Wellness: Navigating the Ups and Downs of College Life

Lisa R. Hunter

17. Overcoming Performance Anxiety

Victoria J. Furby

18. Physical Health for Music Majors

Carol DeNysschen

19. Managing Your Finances

Victoria J. Furby

20. Finding Balance

Victoria J. Furby, Allison Costanzo-Metcalfe and Tracy Clark

Über Autor(innen)

Kerry B. Renzoni is Coordinator of Undergraduate Music Education and Associate Professor of Music at SUNY Buffalo State in Buffalo, New York, USA. She serves as advisor for undergraduate music majors and music education master’s students. An active music education researcher, she also serves as online editor for the International Journal of Music in Early Childhood and on the editorial board of Research and Issues in Music Education.

Victoria J. Furby is Music Department Chair and Associate Professor of Music at SUNY Buffalo State in Buffalo, New York, USA. In her role as department chair, she serves as advisor to all music majors. She is active as a researcher and has served on the executive boards of the New York Choral Directors Association, the New York Society of Music Teacher Educators, and New York College Music Administrators Program.