Contributors Acknowledgments Preface Colleen Conway Section I: Pushing Boundaries Colleen Conway, Section Editor 1. Pushing the Boundaries from the Inside Colleen Conway and Shannan Hibbard 2. School Change Randall Everett Allsup and George Nicholson 3. An Historical Overview of Music Teacher Education in the United States Phillip M. Hash 4. Change in Music Teacher Education: A Philosophical View David J. Elliott and Marissa Silverman Section II: Organization, Policy, and Certification Colleen Conway, Section Editor 5. The Society for Music Teacher Education (1982-2015) David J. Teachout 6. The Nature of Music Teacher Preparation Scholarship Through the Lens of the Journal of Music Teacher Education Janice N. Killian 7. Instrumental Music Teacher Educators (IMTE): From Colloquium to Community of Practice William I. Bauer 8. The Mountain Lake Colloquium and The Mountain Lake Reader: Professional Learning and Conversations on the Study and Practice of Music Teaching Janet R. Barrett, Diane Persellin, Janet Robbins, and Sandra L. Stauffer 9. Accrediting Agencies: Engaging with CAEP and NASM Carla E. Aguilar and Lauren Kapalka Richerme 10. Curricular Frameworks in Pre-Service Music Teacher Education Paul F. Doerksen 11. Student Teacher and Certification Assessments Kelly A. Parkes 12. Alternative Pathways to Certification Andrew Goodrich Section III: The Preservice Student Kristen Pellegrino, Section Editor 13. Music Teacher Identity Development Kristen Pellegrino 14. Musicianship for Teaching Cynthia Crump Taggart and Stuart Chapman Hill 15. Developing Effective Dispositions for Teaching Music Michael Raiber 16. Courses for Secondary Instruments: A Synthesis of the Literature and Recommendations for Promising Practices Molly A. Weaver 17. The Role of Technology in Music Teacher Education Richard J. Dammers 18. Pedagogical Content Knowledge and Core Practices for Music Teaching J. Si Millican and Sommer H. Forrester 19. Planning and Preparation for Instruction Ryan Shaw 20. Assessing Musical Development Joshua A. Russell 21. Administrative Duties of the Music Teacher James Mick 22. Conducting Jessica Nápoles and Jared R. Rawlings 23. Field Experience Sean Robert Powell 24. Student Teaching Christopher M. Baumgartner Section IV: Individual Learners and Learning Contexts Ann Marie Stanley, Section Editor 25. Music Teacher Preparation for Teaching Children with Exceptionalities: A Framework for Success Ryan M. Hourigan and Alice M. Hammel 26. English Language Learners John Eros and Rebecca Eros 27. Gender and Sexual Diversity in Music Teacher Education Erin M. Hansen and Colleen A. Q. Sears 28. Race, Ethnicity, and Culturally Relevant Pedagogy Constance L. McKoy 29. Preparing Music Teachers to Nurture the Musical Growth of Young Children Suzanne L. Burton 30. Service-learning Opportunities for Preservice Music Teachers within Community Music Jared R. Rawlings Section V: Pushing Boundaries in the School Setting Chad West, Section Editor 31. Reconsidering Elementary General Music Methods: Deconstructing Our Decisions Ann Marie Stanley 32. General Music in the Middle School and High School Elizabeth Bucura 33. Choral Music Education: Whence Transformation? Susan Wharton Conkling 34. Preparing Music Educators for Coaching and Conducting Musical Theatre Herbert Marshall 35. Beginning Strings Michael Hopkins and Kristen Pellegrino 36. Intermediate and High School Orchestra Stephen Benham 37. Beginning Band Scott Edgar and Jessica Vaughan Marra 38. Intermediate and High School Band Daniel S. Isbell 39. Jazz Ensembles C. Michael Palmer 40. Marching Band Chad West and Christopher Marra 41. Modern Band, Songwriting, and Curricular Innovation Clint Randles 42. Diversifying Musical Experiences in Schools and Music Teacher Preparation Programs: Considering Vernacular and Popular Music Robert H. Woody and Mark C. Adams Conclusion 43. Setting an Agenda for Music Teacher Education Practice, Research, and Policy Colleen Conway, Kristen Pellegrino, Ann Marie Stanley, and Chad West