Music Common Core

Re-Imagining the Music Rehearsal and Classroom

Common Core, book cover

Standards, Curriculum, Assessment, Instruction
The Podium Series
By Paul Kimpton and Ann Kimpton
$24.95

Teaching in the 21st century is a daunting yet exhilarating experience. It is daunting because a plethora of initiatives has been hurled at music educators from every direction. Current and future teachers must continually adapt their teaching philosophies, strategies, rehearsals, music selection processes, assessment practices, and grading procedures to justify one of the most important subjects a student can study—music!

Re-Imagining the Music Rehearsal and Classroom—complete with workbook exercises and reflective questions—is about transforming a written document, such as the Common Core State Standards or any State Standards, into practical applications during music rehearsal and while in the music classroom.

Authors Paul and Ann Kimpton of Adventures With Music, Inc. outline how to use standards to help students develop a higher level of understanding of musical skills and content; and to help students engage with music in a deeper and more meaningful fashion. Intended for K-16 music educators, administrators, and pre-service educators, this book is an excellent resource that makes a profound impact on the music classroom.

Contact us today to learn more about our book that provides practical music instruction for the classroom. We proudly serve customers throughout the United States and Canada.

About the Authors

• Paul Kimpton

A music educator for 33 years, Paul Kimpton has authored some of the most influential books in music education. He is a valued clinician on music curriculum, assessment, teaching methods, grading, and conducting throughout the United States and Canada. He has served on the advisory board of the Illinois High School Association and received the Outstanding Music Educator Award from the National Federation of High Schools. In addition to a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Music Education, Kimpton has certifications in guidance and counseling and school administration. Most recently, he is a contributing author to The Oxford Handbook of Assessment Policy and Practice in Music Education.

• Ann Kaczkowski Kimpton

Ann Kaczkowski Kimpton has been an assistant principal for curriculum and instruction, a department chair for literacy, and teacher. She has co-authored several books on music education with her husband, Paul, and written four novels for the Adventures with Music series where musicians are the heroes. She has given numerous presentations and workshops at the local, state, and national levels on curriculum writing for music education, literacy and its connection to music. Additionally, she is a French horn player and color guard specialist.