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The music parents' survival guide : a parent-to-parent conversation /
This book of parent-to-parent advice aims to encourage, support, and bolster the morale of one of music's most important back-up sections: music parents. Within these pages, more than 150 veteran music parents contribute their experiences, reflections, warnings, and helpful suggestions for how...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- ""Cover""; ""The Music Parents� Survival Guide: A Parent-to-Parent Conversation""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Chapter 1: Parent-to-Parent�The Conversation Begins""; ""Team of Advisors""; ""Profile of the Advice Panel""; ""A Different Kind of Advice Book""; ""Chapter 2: Music Parenting�The Whys and Worth of It""; ""“Opened Up a Vast New World�""; ""Strengthening Ties to Family and Friends""; ""Building Life Skills""; ""Music�s Impact on the Brain and Learning""; ""Good for All?""; ""Shifting Goals""; ""Chapter 3: Starting a Child�s Musical Journey""
- ""Picking Up on the Clues""""Kids Make the Call""; ""The “Just Because� Approach""; ""The Age Story""; ""Age Guidelines for Starting Instruments""; ""Music-and-Movement Classes""; ""Suzuki Instruction""; ""El Sistema Programs""; ""Music-Friendly Households""; ""More Than Music""; ""Chapter 4: Helping Kids Choose an Instrument""; ""Picking and Switching""; ""The “Petting Zoo� Approach""; ""Piano Power""; ""The Singing Advantage""; ""Sibling Issues""; ""Multitaskers""; ""Other Issues to Keep in Mind""; ""Instrument Shopping""; ""Finding Financial Help""; ""High-End Loaners""
- ""Shopping Tips""""Bold Choices""; ""Chapter 5: Finding Teachers""; ""The All-Important First Teacher""; ""Having a Private Teacher�or Not""; ""The Independent Teacher Option""; ""The Music School Route""; ""Meet and Greet""; ""Teacher Switching""; ""Listen Up""; ""Switching Etiquette""; ""Sitting In on Lessons�or Not""; ""Injury Watch""; ""Special Needs�Special Planning""; ""Cost Concerns""; ""More Teacher-Search Strategies""; ""Chapter 6: On Singing ""; ""The Anatomy of the Voice Lesson Debate""; ""Late-Start Advocates""; ""Early-Start Advocates""; ""The Middle View""
- ""Common Ground""""The Choral Advantage""; ""The Instrument Advantage""; ""Finding Voice Teachers""; ""Warning Signs of Vocal Stress""; ""Switching Up""; ""Cross-Genre Singing""; ""Delivering a Song""; ""Different Timelines""; ""Chapter 7: Dealing with Time Issues in Practicing""; ""Many Routes to Regular Practice""; ""First Step: Understanding Why""; ""Getting to Regular""; ""Let Kids Take Responsibility""; ""How Long to Practice""; ""Using Rewards�or Not""; ""The Ten-Minute Plan""; ""Finessing the Schedule""; ""Positive Peer Pressure""; ""Ensemble Volunteering""
- ""Summer Programs as Practice Boosters""""Growing Into It""; ""A Gift""; ""Chapter 8: Fine-Tuning the Parent�s Practice Role""; ""It�s Not Easy Being a High-wire Artist""; ""“An Outside Pair of Eyes�""; ""A Fun Start""; ""More Ways to Liven It Up""; ""Play Around""; ""The No-Nonsense Approach""; ""What to Say�or Not�as a Practice Coach""; ""Targeted Comments""; ""Different Kids�Different Strategies""; ""Practice�Not Just a Run-Through""; ""An Assist from Technology""; ""Going Solo""; ""Listening Counts""; ""Role Models""; ""Being There""