Due but not Done™ is the 8th edition of Selected Resources for Instrumental Music Teachers. It is a collection of notes and outlines from lectures and discussions for graduate classes in conducting and music education led by Dale Lonis and Ardith Haley. Included as well, are handouts for presentations given at regional and national conferences. In this latest edition, additional articles have been created to fill in missing topics required to support the comprehensive philosophy and pedagogy developed for Music Mentors International.
Due but not Done Selected Resources for Instrumental Music Teachers
Chapter One: The Lonis and Haley Due but not Done Philosophy
Due but not Done
Creativity and Creative Dissonance
Definitions and Descriptions of Creativity
The Four Pillars
Artistry
Philosophy
Psychology
Pedagogy
Chapter Two: Philosophical Foundations
Honour Your Mentors
What Is Mentoring?
Honouring Our Mentors
Consider Your Views
What Have We Learned
How Will Success Be Measured
Setting Yourself Up for Success
Why Industrial Age Assessment No Longer Works
Industrial Age Education
Moving from Industrial Age to Information Age
Teaching Human Beings
On Education
Chapter Three: Psychological Tenets
The Psychology of Learning
Building on the Tenets of the Giants
Bloom’s Learning Theories
Gardner’s Nine Types of Intelligence
Bruner’s Constructivist Theories
Goleman’s Intelligence Theories
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development
The L & H Value and Transfer Assessment Model
Methodology to Enable Learner’s Success
The V & T Assessment Model Defined
Creating the V & T Assessment Model
Three Stages of Assessing Learning
Applying the Four Pillars
Artistry
Philosophy
Psychology
Pedagogy
Coalescing the Four Pillars
Iconic Representation
Final Thoughts
Chunking Fundamentals for a Spiral Curriculum
Lonis SNIPPER
Structure
Notation
Intent and Interpretation
Psychomotor Aspects
Pitch and Sound Concepts
Emotional Engagement
Rhythm
Chapter Four: Pedagogical Insights
Cognitive Conductor: Rehearsing for Musical Value
Proposition
The Cognitive Rehearsal
Rehearsal Concepts
Summary
Teaching Emotion: Inspiring Learners
Melodic and Harmonic Tuning
The Five Tenets of Tuning for Instrumentalists
Tuning Intervals and Chords
Volume Changes
Interpreting the Four Types of Volume Changes
Default Volume Change
Special Effect Volume Changes
Preparing, Teaching, and Co-constructing Aleatory
Aleatory Music
Traditional Definition
L & H Definition for This Purpose
Preparing the Ensemble to Perform Aleatory
Co-constructing An Aleatory Composition
Sample Aleatory Cells
Chapter Five: Artistry–Preparing the Score to Rehearse, Perform, Conduct, and Communicate
Score Study: Do the Work to Get It Right
Listening to Recordings to Prepare Your Score
Recommended Methodology
Read the Score from Cover to Cover
Do a Form Analysis
Do a Strata Analysis
Begin to Determine the Emotional Structure
Do an Affective/Subjective Analysis
Prepare a Phrase Sequence Chart
Prepare a Pedagogical Sequence Chart
Prepare to Physically Conduct and Rehearse
Cognitize—Affectize
Automatize
Cadences: Understanding and Application
Melodic
Rhythmic
Harmonic
Full and Partial Cadences
Completing the Charts
Cognitive Mapping
Sample Cognitive Chart
Affective Mapping
Sample Affective Chart
Blank Template
L & H Phrase Sequence Chart
L & H Sequential Pedagogy Worksheet
L & H Iconic Time Signatures
L & H Score Marking System
Using Colours
Marking Left Hand (LH) Cues
Sample of Potential Abbreviations
Score Marking Overview
Memorizing the Score
Using the Phrase Sequence Chart
Using the Combined Cog./Affec. Map
Using the Score
Other Tips for Practicing Your Conducting
Fundamental Conducting Gestures
Fundamentals
Holding the Baton
Music Stand Height
Posture
Three Podium Stances
Vertical and Horizontal Planes
Sagittal Plane
Baton Hand and Left-Hand Positioning
French Hand
Basic Expressive Gesture
Extended Expressive Gestures
Practicing Independence of Hands
Cueing
Releases
When Time and Tempo Need to Be Clear
Volume
Gestures of Syncopation
Fermati
Learning to Subdivide
Conducting Asymmetric&Compound Meters
Non-verbal Facial Cues
Automaticity in Conducting
Automaticity
The Functions of Automaticity
The Development of Automaticity
The Development of Automatic Processes
Conclusions
Chapter Six: Planning for a Successful Year
Concert and Festival Preparation
Know Your Goals
Know Your Band Members
Know the Preparation Schedule
Plan for Success in Rehearsals
Plan for Success in Performances
Final Thoughts
Selecting Repertoire and Planning for Success
Repertoire Selection
Planning Your Rehearsal Time
Charting for Success
Three Stages of Each Rehearsal
Beginning: Inspiration Stage
Middle: Drill the Skill and Transfer Stage
End: Creation Stage
Yearly Curricular Planning
Planning for Daily, Monthly, and Yearly Success
Planning for Success
Create Your Curricular Plan
Coalescing What We Have Learned
Chapter One: The Due but not Done Philosophy
Due but not Done
Chapter Two: Philosophical Foundations
Honour Your Mentors
Industrial Age Assessment No Longer Works
On Education
Chapter Three: Psychological Tenets
The Psychology of Learning
The L & H V and T Assessment Model
Chunking Fundamentals for a Spiral Curriculum
Chapter Four: Pedagogical Insights
The Cognitive Conductor
Teaching Emotion: Inspiring Learners
Melodic and Harmonic Tuning
Volume Changes
Preparing Aleatory
Chapter Five: Artistry–Preparing the Score
Score Study: Do the Work to Get It Right
Fundamental Conducting Gestures
Automaticity in Conducting
Chapter Six: Planning for a Successful Year
Concert and Festival Preparation
Selecting Repertoire and Planning for Success
Three Stages of Each Rehearsal
Yearly Curriculum Planning
Final Thoughts
Appendices
Appendix 1: Advocacy Notes
Appendix 2: Marked Score Example
Appendix 3: Cognitive / Affective Build-a-Map
Appendix 4: Charting for Success
Appendix 5: S.T.U.B.B.I.E. Warm-ups 1
Appendix 6: S.T.U.B.B.I.E. Warm-ups 2
Appendix 7: S.T.U.B.B.I.E. Chorale Exercises
Appendix 8: Sample from The Savvy Sight Reader
Appendix 9: Directed vs. Timed Practice
Appendix 10: Percussion Warm-up Tenets
Appendix 11: Thoughts on Leadership
Appendix 12: Aspects of Leadership
Appendix 13: Buchmann-Mehta School Workshop
Appendix 14: Aberhart Band Camp Notes
References