Resources

Presentation Handouts/Slides:

“Fostering Vocal Creativity & Improvisation in Elementary Music” (NYSSMA Winter Conference, December 2021)
“Research to ‘Real Life’: Applications of Recent Research for Elementary General Music” (NYSSMA Winter Conference, December 2021)
“Teaching Harmony Step-by-Step: A Sequential Approach to Teaching Harmonic Improvisation” (NYSSMA Winter Conference, December 2021)
“Individual Musicking: Developing Elementary Students’ Musical Independence”(NYSSMA Winter Conference, December 2021)
“A Survey of LGBTQ+ Inclusivity in U.S. Choral Classrooms” (research poster presented at the Symposium for Music Teacher Education, September 2021)
“The ABCs of MLT” (April 2020)
“Fostering Vocal Improvisation in Elementary Music” Handout (OAKE National Conference, March 2020)
“‘Begin with the End in Mind’: Using Backward Design to Build Sequential Elementary Music Instruction” Handout (Michigan Music Conference, January 2020)
“Sing and Strum: Building Harmonic Skill and Understanding Through Singing and Ukulele” Handout (Michigan Music Conference, January 2020, co-presented with Amy Sierzega)
Abstract, literature review, and references for “A Comparison of Virginia Band Performance Assessments in Relation to Director Gender” (Research poster presented at the Virginia Music Educators Association Conference, November 2019)
“A Comparison of Virginia Band Performance Assessments in Relation to Director Gender” (Research poster presented at the Virginia Music Educators Association Conference, November 2019)
“Teachers’ Experiences as Participants in a Music-Learning-Theory-Focused Virtual Mentoring Program” (7th International Conference on Music Learning Theory 2019)
“Evading the MLT Police: Making Compromises Without Compromising Core Values” Slides (7th International Conference on Music Learning Theory 2019)
Literature review/references for “An Investigation of Musical Ability Beliefs and Self-Perceptions Among Fourth-Grade Students” (Research poster presented at the 7th International Conference on Music Learning Theory 2019)
“An Investigation of Musical Ability Beliefs and Self-Perceptions Among Fourth-Grade Students” (Research poster presented at the 7th International Conference on Music Learning Theory 2019)
“The ABCs of MLT: An Introduction to Gordon’s Music Learning Theory” Handout (Sun Prairie, WI Professional Development 2019)
“More Bang For Your Buck…” Handout (NY-GIML 2018)
“Beyond Major and Minor: Expanding Musical Experiences Through Varied Tonalities” Handout (MMC 2017/GIML 2017)

Other Resources for Teachers:

Promoting a Gender-Inclusive Environment in Elementary General Music:

Promoting a Gender-Inclusive Environment in Elementary General Music

Examples of Music in Varied Tonalities (i.e., Modes)

List of Standard Tunes with Simple Basslines
Harmonic index for “Jump Right In: The General Music Series” (books 1-4)

My presentation on teaching rounds through a Music Learning Theory lens as part of the Alliance for Active Music Making sessions at the 2014 AOSA conference

Chapter on audiation-based composition & improvisation:

Shouldice, H. N. (2018). Audiation-based improvisation and composition in elementary general music. In S. Burton & A. Reynolds (Eds.), Engaging musical practices: A sourcebook for elementary general music (pp. 113-134). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
Brief Video Introduction to Gordon’s Music Learning Theory

Podcast interview on audiation and Gordon’s Music Learning Theory with Dr. Cynthia Crump Taggart

Gordon Institute for Music Learning YouTube channel