Music teacher's library.

Book clubs and reading recommendations have been popular activities with the public, especially over the last couple of years. One can hardly pick up a newspaper or turn on the television without seeing another well-known personality suggesting "must read" materials.

Now MTNA enters the fray, not to "jump on the bandwagon," but to provide a helpful list of music teaching resources for our members. Earlier this year, a task force appointed by MTNA President R. Wayne Gibson, NCTM, developed a recommended "practical music teacher's library" of books and other media. The task force, chaired by MTNA Vice President for Professional Activities Kathryn Hull, NCTM, and comprised of Jerry Davidson, NCTM, Peggy Lewis, NCTM, and Ellen Shapiro, put together a list of materials they considered essential to the professional development of music teachers.

The list is meant to be a guide, not an all-inclusive, definitive authority on music teaching resources. Read and enjoy!

BOOKS

Biographies

The Changing Image of Beethoven: A Study in Mythmaking,
  by Alessandra Comini (Rizzoli, 1987) *
Classical Composers: An Illustrated History, by Peter Gammond
  (Quadrillion Publishing, reprint edition, 1999)
Conversations with Arrau, by Joseph Horowitz (Alfred A. Knopf,
  Inc., 1982; Limelight Editions second edition, 1992) *
Horowitz, A Biography of Vladimir Horowitz, by Glenn Plaskin
  (William Morrow & Co., 1983; Smithmark Publishing,
  reprint edition, 1984) *
Horowitz: His Life and Music, by Harold C. Schonberg
  (Simon & Schuster, 1992) *
Life Among the Giants, by Leontine Young (McGraw-Hill, 1966) *
The Mozart Compendium: A Guide to Mozart's Life and Music,
  edited by H.C. Robbins Landon (Museum of Our National
  Heritage, 1990) *
Mozart's Letters: An Illustrated Selection, by Emily Anderson
  (Bullfinch Press, 1990) *
My Young Years, by Artur Rubinstein (Warner Books, 1974) *
Reflections from the Keyboard: The World of the Concert Pianist,
  by David Dubal (Schirmer Books, second edition, 2000)
Schubert and His Vienna, by Charles Osborne
  (Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1985) *
Thayer's Life of Beethoven, edited by Forbes (Princeton
  University Press; Part I, revised edition, 1992; Part II, revised
  edition, 1967)

Dictionaries

The A to Z of Foreign Musical Terms, by Christine Ammer
  (EC Schirmer Music Co., 1989)
Dictionary of Composers, edited by Charles Osborne (Taplinger
  Publishing Co., 1981)
The Dictionary of Composers and Their Music, by Eric Gilder
  (Crescent Books, 1993)
The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, edited by
  Stanley Sadie (Macmillan, second edition, 2001)
Harper's Dictionary of Music, by Christine Ammer
  (HarperCollins, 1979) *
Harvard Dictionary of Music, by Willi Apel (Belknap Press,
  second edition, 1969)
  Also: The New Harvard Dictionary of Music, edited by
  Don Michael Randel (Belknap Press, 1986)
The New International Dictionary of Music, by Philip D.
  Morehead (Meridian Books, reprint edition, 1992)

General

The Art of Worldly Wisdom, by Baltasar Gracian (Shambhala
  Publications, unabridged edition, 1993; abridged edition, 2001)
The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a
  Teacher's Life, by Parker J. Palmer (Jossey-Bass, 1997)
Developing Talent in Young People, edited by Benjamin S. Bloom
  (Ballantine Books, 1985)
Emotional Intelligence, by Daniel Goleman (Bantam Books,
  reprint edition, 1997)
The Enjoyment of Music, by Joseph Machlis (W.W. Norton &
  Co., eighth edition, 1999)
Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences, by Howard
  Gardner (Basic Books, tenth edition, 1993)
If ... You Would Add to the Beauty in the World, by Suzanne W.
  Guy (self-published, 1994); contact 718 Botetourt Gardens,
  Norfolk, VA 23507 to order
The Inner Game of Music, by Barry Green and W. Timothy
  Gallwey (Doubleday, 1986)
Kindergarten is Too Late!, by Masaru Ibuka (Simon & Schuster,
  1980)
The Mozart Effect: Tapping the Power of Music to Heal the Body,
  Strengthen the Mind and Unlock the Creative Spirit, by Don
  Campbell (Quill, 2001)
  Also: The Mozart Effect for Children, by Don Campbell
  (William Morrow & Co., 2000)
No Contest: The Case Against Competition, by Alfie Kohn
  (Mariner Books, revised edition, 1992)
Nothing But the Best: The Struggle for Perfection at the Juilliard
  School, by Judith Kogan (Random House, 1997) *
Soprano on Her Head: Right-Side-Up Reflections on Life and Other
  Performances, by Eloise Ristad (Real People Press, 1982)
Sound Choices: Guiding Your Child's Musical Experiences, by
  Wilma Machover and Marienne Uszler (Oxford University
  Press, 1996)
To Learn With Love: A Companion for Suzuki Parents, by William
  and Constance Starr (Warner Bros. Publications, 1983)
Tone Deaf and All Thumbs? An Invitation to Music-Making for
  Late Bloomers and Non-Prodigies, by Frank R. Wilson
  (Viking-Penguin, 1986)
With Your Own Two Hands: Self-Discovery Through Music, by
  Seymour Bernstein (Hal Leonard Publishing Co., Inc., 1996)

History

Beethoven's Hair, by Russell Martin (Broadway Books, 2001)
  James Galway's Music in lime, by William Mann
  (Harry N. Abrams, hardcover, 1983; Prentice Hall, textbook
  binding, 1983) *
A Short History of Music, by Alfred Einstein
  (Random House, 1984) *
Women and Music: A History, Second Edition, edited by Karin
  Pendle (Indiana University Press, 2001)

Instruction

Accompanying Basics, by Joyce Grill (Neil A. Kjos Music Co., 1987)
The Art of Teaching, by Gilbert Highet (Vintage Books, reissue
  edition, 1989)
Discovering Orff: A Curriculum for Music Teachers, by Jane
  Frazee and Kent Kreuter (European American Music
  Distribution Corp., 1987)
A Galaxy of Games for the Music Class, by Margaret Athey and
  Gwen Hotchkiss (Prentice Hall Trade, 1998) *
The Kodaly Method I: Comprehensive Music Education, by Lois
  Choksy (Prentice Hall, third edition, 1998)
The Musician's Survival Manual: A Guide to Preventing and
  Treating Injuries in Instrumentalists, by Richard Norris, M.D.
  (MMB Music, 1993)
Ornamentation: A Question & Answer Manual by Carole L.
  Bigler and Valery Lloyd-Watts (Alfred Publishing Company,
  Inc., 1995)
Questions & Answers, by Frances Clark (Instrumentalist Co., 1992)
The Singer's Manual of English Diction, by Madeleine Marshall
  (Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1953)
Turning Notes into Music: An Introduction to Musical
  Interpretation, by Hans Lampl (Scarecrow Press, 1996)
What to Listen for in Music, by Aaron Copland (Penguin USA,
  reprint edition, 1999; Signet Classic, 2002)
Whole-Brain Thinking: Working from Both Sides of the Brain to
  Achieve Peak Job Performance, by Jacquelyn Wonder and
  Priscilla Donovan (Quill, reprint edition, 1992) *
The Young Musician's Survival Guide: Tips from Teens & Pros, by
  Amy Nathan (Oxford University Press Children's Books, 2000)
A Young Person's Guide to Music (with CD), by Neil Ardley, with
  music by Poul Ruders (DK Publishing, 1995)

Piano

The Art of the Piano, by David Dubal (Harvest Books, second
  edition, 1995)
At the Beginning: Teaching Piano to the Very Young Child, by
  Rhoda Rabin (Wadsworth Publishing Co., 1995)
Basic Principles of Pianoforte Playing, by Josef Lhevinne (Dover
  Publications, Inc., 1972)
The Book of the Piano, by Dominic Gill (Cornell University
  Press, 1981) *
Etudes for Piano Teachers: Reflections on the Teacher's Art, by
  Stewart Gordon (Oxford University Press, 1995)
Famous Pianists and Their Technique, by Reginald R. Gerig
  (Robert B. Luce, Inc., second edition, 1994)
Five Centuries of Keyboard Music, by John Gillespie (Dover
  Publications, Inc., 1972)
The Great Pianists from Mozart to the Present, by Harold C.
  Schonberg (Fireside/Simon & Schuster, revised edition, 1987)
Guide to the Pianist's Repertoire, by Maurice Hinson (Indiana
  University Press, second revised edition, 1987)
Healthy Piano Playing, by Marcie Zinn (Affordable Visions
  Publishing)
How to Teach Piano Successfully, by James W. Bastien (Neil A.
  Kjos Music Co./General Words and Music Co., third edition,
  1990)
Intermediate Piano Repertoire: A Guide for Teaching, by Cathy
  Albergo and Reid Alexander (Frederick Harris Music Co.,
  2000)
Interpretation in Piano Study, by Joan Last (Oxford University
  Press, 1988) *
Keyboard Interpretation, by Howard Ferguson (Oxford
  University Press, 1975)
Mastering Piano Technique, by Seymour Fink (Amadeus Press,
  1992)
Music for the Piano, by James Friskin and Irwin Freundlich
  (Dover Publications, Inc., 1973)
The New Bach Reader, edited by Hans T. David, Arthur Mendel
  and Christoph Wolff (W.W. Norton & Co., 1999)
The Pianist's Bookshelf, by Maurice Hinson (Indiana University
  Press, 1998)
The Pianist's Guide to Pedaling, by Joseph Banowetz (Indiana
  University Press, 1992)
Pianist's Guide to Progressive Finger Fitness, by Jana and Richard
  Bobo (Prescott Publishing Co., 1994) *
The Pianist's Guide to Standard Teaching and Performance
  Literature, by Jane Magrath (Alfred Publishing Company,
  Inc., 1995)
The Pianist's Guide to Transcriptions, Arrangements, and
  Paraphrases, by Maurice Hinson (Indiana University Press,
  reprint edition, 2001)
The Piano, by Jeremy Siepmann (Carlton Books, 2001; Alfred
  A. Knopf, book and CD, 1997)
Piano Duet Repertoire, by Cameron McGraw (Indiana
  University Press, reprint edition, 2001)
Piano Lessons, by Noah Adams (Delacorte Press, 1996; Delta,
  1997)
Piano Music for One Hand, by Theodore Edel (Indiana
  University Press, 1994)
Piano Roles: Three Hundred Years of Life with the Piano, by
  James Parakilas (Yale University Press, 2002)
A Piano Teacher's Guide to Electronic Keyboards, by Joy Carden
  (Hal Leonard Publishing Co., Inc.)
The Piano Teacher's Source Book, by Maurice Hinson
  (Belwin Mills, second edition, 1980)
Pianos and Their Makers: A Comprehensive History of
  the Development of the Piano, by Alfred Dolge
  (Dover Publications, Inc., 1972)
A Short History of Keyboard Music, by F. E. Kirby
  (Free Press, 1966)
Studying Suzuki Piano: More Than Music, by Carole L. Bigler
  and Valerey Lloyd-Watts (Warner Bros. Publications, 1979)
A Symposium for Pianists and Teachers, Strategies to Develop the
  Mind and Body for Optimal Performance, by Gail Berenson,
  Jacqueline Csurgai-Schmitt, William DeVan, Mitchell Elkiss,
  Seymour Fink, Phyllis Alpert Lehrer, Barbara Lister-Sink,
  Robert Magerovitch, Norman Rosen and Dylan Savage
  (Heritage Music Press, 2002)
Teaching Piano: The Synthesis of Mind, Ear and Body, by Max
  W. Camp (Alfred Publishing Company, Inc., 1992)
Twentieth-Century Piano Music, by David Burge (Schirmer
  Books, 1991)
The Well-Tempered Keyboard Teacher, by Marienne Uszler,
  Stewart Gordon and Scott McBride Smith (Schirmer Books,
  second edition, 1999)

Psychology

How Children Fail by John Holt (Perseus Publishing, revised
  edition, 1995)
How Children Learn, by John Holt (Perseus Publishing, revised
  edition, 1995)
The Hurried Child, by David Elkind (Perseus Publishing, third
  edition, 2001)
Mapping Music: For Faster Learning and Secure Memory, A Guide
  for Piano Teachers and Students, by Rebecca Payne Shockley
  (A-R Editions, 1997)
Please Understand Me, by David Keirsey and Marilyn Bates
  (Prometheus Nemesis Book Co., fifth edition, 1984)
Psychology Applied to Teaching, by Jack Snowman and Robert F.
  Biehler (Houghton Mifflin College, ninth edition, 2000)

Technology

Electrify Your Studio, by Sandra Bowen (1998); P.O. Box 1581,
  Lafayette, CA 94589
Growing Up Digital: The Rise of the Net Generation, by Don
  Tapscott (McGraw-Hill, 1997)
  For additional listings, see www.pianonet.com under "group
piano."

MAGAZINES

Clavier
Keyboard Companion
The Organist (Lorenz Publishing)
Piano Today

MTNA PUBLICATIONS

A Brief Legal Guide for the Independent Music Teacher
A Brief Tax Guide for the Independent Music Teacher
American Music Teacher
Choosing a Music Teacher brochure
Community Outreach and Education for the Arts Handbook
IAJE-MTNA Jazz Studies Guide
Proceedings from Pedagogy Saturday I through VI
Studio Communications Guide

VIDEOTAPES

Baroque Dance and Baroque Music, by Maurice Hinson (Alfred
  Publishing Company, Inc.)
Freeing the Caged Bird, by Barbara Lister-Sink (1996); Wingsound,
  P.O. Box 10912, Winston-Salem, NC 27108; [phone];
  [e-mail]; www.freeingthecagedbird.com
The History of the Pianoforte, by Eva Baduraskoda (Indiana
  University Press, 1999)
Nelita True: At Eastman (SH Productions Company)
Performance Practices in Baroque Keyboard Music, by Maurice
  Hinson (Alfred Publishing Company, Inc.)
Performance Practices of the Classical Era, by Maurice Hinson
  (Alfred Publishing Company, Inc.)
Performance Practices of the Romantic Era, by Maurice Hinson
  (Alfred Publishing Company, Inc.)

AUDIOTAPES

MTNA Conference Program Tapes (Audio Recording Services)
  To order tapes from the 2002 National Conference in
Cincinnati, Ohio, use the order form on page 81 of the
June/July 2002 issue of American Music Teacher. For current
and archive tapes from past years, contact Audio Recording
Services, P.O. Box 213, Queenstown, MD 21658;
[phone]; [e-mail]; www.ars-service.com.
Also, go to www.mtna.org and click on Conference, select the
desired year and then click on "Cassette Orders."

Editor's Note: This list contains some items that are out of print (marked with an *), meaning they are no longer available in conventional or online bookstore. In some cases, these titles may be purchased as used books through Amazon.com or other resellers. The publication information refers to the most recently published copy, which may be a successive edition to the original, a revised edition or a reprint produced by a different publisher, marked accordingly in the listing. Where there is no edition information, the publication date signifies the most recently published format of the first edition, either hardcover or paperback.