Brainball

Teaching Inquiry Music as a Team Sport

Mickey Kolis, Sarah Olson, Benjamin H. Kolis

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Year: 2017
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781475839739
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education Teaching Methods

Inquiry is becoming more and more an area of interest in education. This book attempts to explain why music inquiry makes sense, what pieces are required to do music inquiry effectively (the knowledge, skills and dispositions) and then provides how to teach music inquiry in a series of day-by-day lesson plans.

Table of contents

• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• SECTION 1: BRAINBALL (MUSIC EDITION)—WHY MUSIC MATTERS
• SECTION 2: PREPARING TO COACH THE GAME
• SECTION 3: DAY-TO-DAY LESSON PLANS—BRAINBALL ILLUMINATED
• Appendix A: S.C.A.M.P.E.R.
• Appendix B: Making the Most of Observations
• Appendix C: Stand-Up, Hand-Up, Pair-Up, Morning Meeting (SUHUPU Morning Meeting)
• Appendix D: Student Outcome Engagement Ideas
• Appendix E: Classroom Roles
• Appendix F: “My Brain Is Already Full”
• Appendix G: Student “Teach To …”
• Appendix H: Blank Staff Sheet
• Appendix I: Composition Project
• Appendix J: How Are Central Concepts Used in Composition?
• References
• About the Authors