Teaching Applied Music

Chapter 11 provides suggestions for recruiting students into a college or university applied studio. A portion of the chapter is devoted to planning and delivering master classes and planning visits to middle and high schools in the effort to recruit. Stories from applied faculty and students provide materials for discussion of the culture of a studio, dealing with competition in the studio. Studio activities such as studio class, technique class, repertoire class, and excerpt class are described. Policies and ideas for recital attendance, studies and professor visibility, and travel are discussed. Questions for discussion encourage the reader to consider various teaching contexts for the implementation of these ideas.

Teaching Applied Music

Chapter 10 is based on responses from applied music faculty around the country as well as responses from undergraduate students regarding applied lesson study. Quotes from both applied faculty and undergraduate students are included throughout the chapter. I have tried to represent the voice of the applied teacher in this chapter as a way of honoring the very specific culture that is created in each unique applied studio. Issues presented include scheduling logistics, pianists, choosing repertoire and materials, juries and auditions, practicing and motivation. Stories written by applied faculty as well as students from around the country are used to illustrate the characteristics of successful applied teachers.

Assessment in the Applied Studio in Higher Education

This chapter outlines the various lines of inquiry and research about assessment in the applied studio and makes recommendations for further research. It comprises three sections: the first focused on briefly defining the applied setting, the second on assessment of musical learning in the applied studio, and the third section on the assessment of teaching in the applied studio. The chapter explores previous research literature and illustrates the need for further work. It will be relevant for musicians preparing to become applied studio teachers, current applied studio teachers, and administrators seeking to evaluate the work undertaken in applied studios.