The Best of MEJ
Russell L. Robinson, Editor
Book design by Karen M. Fields
© Copyright 1993
Music Educators National Conference
1806 Robert Fulton Drive, Reston, VA 22091-4348
All rights reserved
Printed in the United States of America
ISBN 1-56545-022-1
Contents
Introduction
Russell L. Robinson
Cooperating Teachers: Nurturing Professional Growth
Janice P. Smith
Tomorrow's Directions in the Education of Music Teachers
Charles R. Hoffer
The Cooperating Teacher: A Critical Link to Music Education's Future
William Fenton and Gregory Rudgers
Does Student Teaching Make a Difference?
Manny Brand
Section 2: The Job Search
The Complete Job Hunter
Edward M. Warnick
Writes of Spring: Getting a Good Recommendation
James Patrick O'Brien
Interviewing Successfully: The Right Moves
Robert L. Cowden
Assess the Program Before You Accept the Job
Lewis H. Strouse
Section 3: First-Year Teaching
The Challenge of the 1st Year
Manny Brand
How to Survive in a New Teaching Position
Jerry Kupchynsky
Launching a Choral Program: Planning + Effort = A Year of Success
Ernest L. Johnson and Monica Dale Johnson
Advice for New Instrumental Music Teachers
Albert Hunt
Reality 101
Gary C. Mortenson