Curriculum and Lesson Plans
Large Class Curriculum Document
Small Class Curriculum Document
Semester-Long Course Syllabus (coming soon)
Published Writing
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
2018 “Does school band kill creativity? Embracing New Traditions in School Instrumental Music.” Music Educators Journal, 105(1), 51-56.
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2018 “Improvising to learn.” Research Studies in Music Education, 40(1), 117-135.
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2016 “Conceptualizations of improvisation with young instrumentalists: A literature review.” Visions of Research in Music Education, 27. Available at http://www.rider.edu/~vrme
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2011 “Helping students learn to improvise: Are we providing exercises or experiences?” TEMPO, The Official Magazine of the New Jersey Music Educators Association, 65(2), 74-75.
2011 “Beginning improvisation with young band students.” TEMPO, The Official Magazine of the New Jersey Music Educators Association, 65(3), 48-49.
Book Chapters
2015 Wall, M.P., & Wall, J.K. “Improvising to learn: A democratic framework for music education.” In L.C. DeLorenzo (Ed.), Giving voice to democracy in music education: Diversity and social justice (pp. 123-137). New York: Routledge.
In Preparation
Wall, J.K., & Wall, M.P. “New perspectives on democratic education for the 21st century classroom.” Submitting to Journal of Pedagogic Development.
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“Creative spaces in arts classrooms.” Submitting to Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education