The Oxford Handbook of Choral Pedagogy

Frank Abrahams is Professor of Music Education at Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Princeton, NJ. A native of Philadelphia, he holds degrees from Temple University and new England Conservatory. Dr. Abrahams has pioneered the development of a critical pedagogy for music education and has presented research papers and taught classes in the United States, China, Brazil, Taiwan, Hungary, Israel, Italy, and the UK. He is senior editor of Visions of Research in Music Education and has been on the editorial board of the Music Educators Journal. With Paul Head, he is co-author of Case Studies in Music Education and Teaching Music Through Performance in Middle School Choir. He is also author of Planning Instruction in Music with co-author Ryan John. Paul D. Head serves as the director of choral studies at the University of Delaware, where he conducts the internationally renowned University of Delaware Chorale, the community-based Schola Cantorum and the UDSymphonic Chorus, which performs frequently with the Delaware Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Head is a native Californian where he taught in the public schools for eight years before completing his Master of Music in Conducting and Music Education at Westminster Choir College of Rider University and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting from the University of Oklahoma. His choirs have toured extensively throughout the world and have received consistently high acclaim for their musical artistry. Dr. Head maintains an active presence as conductor and guest clinician, as well as researcher and pedagogue. His work is published in several books and publications, notably The School Choral Program, Teaching Music Through Performance, and as co-author with Frank Abrahams for Case Studies in Music Education.

The Oxford Handbook of Choral Pedagogy is crafted for all practitioners of the choral arts. The plethora of information within this handbook provides new insights and pedagogical practices to better understand choral pedagogy in the twenty-first century.

• Theory I. Challenging Traditional Paradigms 1. Critical Pedagogy as Choral Pedagogy Frank Abrahams 2. Choral Pedagogy Responds to the Media: American Idol, Glee, The Voice, The Sing-Off, and DELPatricia Madura Ward-Steinman 3. The Choral Experience - Turned Inside OutPaul Head 4. Going Green: The Application of Lucy Green's Informal Music Learning Strategies in High SchoolChoral Ensembles Frank Abrahams 5. "Let the Whole World Rejoice!" Choral Music Education: The Kodály Perspective László Norbert Nemes II. Construction of Identity and Meaning 6. Fostering Musical and Personal Agency: Considering the ConductorDaniel Abrahams 7. Choral Pedagogy and the Construction of Identity Liz Garnett 8. Choral Pedagogy and the Construction of Identity: BoysScott Harrison and Anthony Young 9. Choral Pedagogy and the Construction of Identity: GirlsMatthew Owens and Graham Welch 10. Collaboration and Meaning-Making in the Women's Choral RehearsalNana Wolfe-Hill 11. Choral Pedagogy and the Construction of MeaningFrank Abrahams and Daniel Abrahams III. World Perspectives 12. The Framing of Choirs and the Conductors: A U.K. PerspectiveColin Durrant 13. Striving for Authenticity in Learning and Teaching South African Choral MusicMollie Stone 14. Conducting Corporate Choirs in BrazilEduardo Lakschevitz 15. Investigating Choral Pedagogies: The State of the Choral Art in GermanyMartin Ramroth Practice IV. Repertoire as Pedagogy 16. The Art of Successful Programming: Study, Selection, and SynthesisRichard Bjella 17. Choral Repertoire as Pedagogy: Western Art MusicDennis Shrock 18. Diverse CulturesMary Goetze V. Teaching and Conducting Diverse Populations 19. Adult Community Choruses: A Lifespan PerspectiveSusan Avery 20. "A different kind of goose bump": Notes towards an LGBTQ Choral PedagogyCharles Beale 21. The Inclusion Conundrum and Community Children's Choirs in CanadaDeborah Bradley 22. Professional Adult ChoirsJason Vodicka and Simon Carrington 23. Teaching and Conducting Diverse Populations: BoychoirCraig Denison 24. Black Gospel Choral Music: Identity, Race, Religion, and CommunityJ. Donald Dumpson 25. The Gang Mentality of Choirs: How Choirs Have the Capacity to Transform LivesArreon Harley 26. Collegiate Men's ChorusPaul Rardin VI. Choral Pedagogy and the Voice 27. Vocal Pedagogy in the Choral Rehearsal Duane Cottrell