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Field 201: Instrumental/General Music 
Preparation Resources

The resources listed below may help you prepare for the CEOE test in this field. These preparation resources have been identified by content experts in the field to provide up-to-date information that relates to the field in general. You may wish to use current issues or editions to obtain information on specific topics for study and review.

Standards

  1. National Core Arts Standards:
    • Music
    • Music: Harmonizing Instruments
    • Music: Composition and Theory Strand
    • Music: Traditional and Emerging Ensembles
    • Music: Technology
  2. Oklahoma Academic Standards Fine Arts: Elementary Music & Ensemble and/or Secondary Music

Journals

  1. American String Teacher, American String Teachers Association
  2. Music Educator's Journal, National Association for Music Education
  3. NBA Journal, National Band Association
  4. The International Journal of Music Education, International Society for Music Education

Other Resources

  1. Abeles, H. F., & Custodero, L. A. (2021). Critical Issues in Music Education: Contemporary Theory and Practice (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press.

  2. Allen, M., Bergonzi , L., Dillon-Krass, J., Gillespie, R., Kjelland, J., & Straub, D. (2008). Teaching Music Through Performance in Orchestra (Vols. 1–4). GIA Publications.

  3. Blocher, L., Corporon, E. M., Cramer, R., Lautzenheiser, T., Lisk, E. S., & Miles, R. (2021). Teaching Music through Performance in Band (Vols. 1–12). GIA Publications.

  4. Clendinning, J. P., & Marvin, E. W. (2021). The Musician’s Guide to Theory and Analysis (4th ed.). W. W. Norton.

  5. Green, E., & Gibson, M. (2004). The Modern Conductor (7th ed.). Pearson.

  6. Kamien, R. (2022). Music: An Appreciation (13th ed.). McGraw-Hill.

  7. Rogers, N., & Ottman, R. W. (2019). Music for Sight Singing (10th ed.). Pearson.

  8. Rommen, T., & Nettl, B. (2021). Excursions in World Music (8th ed.). Routledge.

  9. Sarrazin, N. (2016). Music and the Child. Open SUNY Textbooks. https://milnepublishing.geneseo.edu/music-and-the-child/

  10. Sobol, E. (2017). An Attitude and Approach for Teaching Music to Special Learners (3rd ed.). Rowman & Littlefield.

Online Resources

  1. BMCC Open Educational Resources — https://oer.bmcc.cuny.edu/academic-subjects/music/
  2. Internet Music Theory Database: A Collection of Scores and Sound Files — https://musictheoryexamples.com/
  3. Musictheory.net — https://www.musictheory.net/
  4. teoría Music Theory Web — https://www.teoria.com/

Professional Organizations

  1. American School Band Directors Association — https://www.asbdaband.org/
  2. American String Teachers Association — https://www.astastrings.org/
  3. National Association for Music Education — https://nafme.org
  4. The Oklahoma Music Educators Association — https://okmea.org/
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