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Field 203: Vocal/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. Choral Journal, American Choral Directors Association
  2. Music Educator's Journal, National Association for Music Education
  3. 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. Apfelstadt, H., & Scheibe, J. (2019). Teaching Music Through Performance in Choir (Vols. 1–5). GIA Publications.

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

  4. Emmons, S., & Chase, C. (2006). Prescriptions for Choral Excellence: Tone, Text, Dynamic Leadership. Oxford University Press.

  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 Choral Directors Association — https://acda.org/
  2. National Association for Music Education — https://nafme.org/
  3. National Association of Teachers of Singing — https://www.nats.org/
  4. The Oklahoma Music Educators Association — https://okmea.org/
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