ISBN 9781622773350.

Contributions by:  Michael L. Alexander • William I. Bauer • Rhoda Bernard • Nikki Booth • Leonardo Borne • Frederick Burrack • Richard M. Cangro • Kyle Chandler • Samantha Clements • Obadias de Oliveira Cunha • Sally E. Daunt • Kirsty J. Devaney • Paul Doerksen • Martin Fautley • Keith Griffioen • Alice Hammel • Marshall Haning • Demaris Hansen • Michele L. Henry • John Holmes • Daniel C. Johnson • Joo Hyun Kang • Gail Kuppan • Andreas Lehmann-Wermser • Sharon Lierse • Jason Longtin • Jeffrey Marlatt • Melissa C. McCabe • Karabo Lucy Mogane • Helena Muciño-Guerra • Dorothy J. Musselwhite • Flávia Motoyama Narita • Emma Nenadic • Glenn E. Nierman • Helena de Souza Nunes • Kelly A. Parkes • Phillip D. Payne • Laura Navarro Ramón • Patricia Riley • Shelley Sanderson • Megan M. Sheridan • Stephanie L. Standerfer • David A. Stringham • Dennis Ping-Cheng Wang • Jeffrey Ward • Brian C. Wesolowski • Benjamin Weyel The Sixth International Symposium on Assessment in Music Education was hosted by the University of Florida and Birmingham City University. The symposium brought together 110 participants from 23 nations and six continents to learn of each other’s work, establish collaborations and professional networks, and shape new directions for research in this important area of music education in Birmingham, England, from April 18-21, 2017.  The two keynote addresses and 35 papers published in this volume document music assessment practice and the measurement and evaluation of music learning across the world in local, state, and national contexts at all levels. The attendees also attended special work sessions to discuss the International Principles for Assessment in Music Education (developed and introduced by the co-chairs at this symposium), and their discussions are summarized in this collection. As music educators across the world come to terms with increased expectations for accountability of learning in music, the scholars and practitioners who have contributed to this volume provide insight to guide their work. Timothy S. Brophy is Professor of Music Education and Director of Institutional Assessment at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. Martin Fautley is Professor of Education and Director of Research in Education at Birmingham City University in Birmingham, England.

SKU: HL.49047318

ISBN 9798350121940. UPC: 196288201359.

Composed for two guitars, this suite in three movements was inspired by a trip to northern Chile with two close friends whose lives have been dedicated to Human Rights activism and to whom the suite is dedicated. Each of the three movements evokes the spirit of the place where the music locates itself. The first movement, Tongoy Sea captures the sleepy seaside town of Tongoy on the Pacific coast with its long stretch of beach onto which spills the village, the fishing boats and the fish market while families gather in the local fish restaurants that line the beach looking out to sea. The second movement, Tololo Sky, recalls the long car drive up the winding mountain towards the Inter-American observatory, Cerro Tololo. Driving up the mountain I was struck by the starkness of our car winding its way on a single desert mountain road surrounded by a vast sky of an intense and translucent blue. The final movement, Elqui Earth, evokes the gentle slow pace of the town of Vicuña, birthplace of the poet Gabriela Mistral in the Elqui Valley. This fertile stretch of green with its abundant vineyards and fruit orchards stands out against the dry mountains that encircle it below a limpid sky. Dominique Le Gendre (2023).

SKU: WD.080689585364

UPC: 080689585364.

Three, two, one, action! Local newscaster Virginia Hamm is broadcasting live from Mr. Pigg's famous Barbeque Emporium where the biggest Easter extravaganza ever is being performed. The children's choir from The Firm Foundational Non-Denominational Tabernacle Temple of Glory has come to share a great story the story of the first Easter! But their presentation may be derailed by a stubborn donkey named Duncan who feels he should be the center of the performance. It takes a gentle word from the person with the smallest role in the cast to remind everyone that God has a special part for all of us to play, and that every day can be like Easter as we tell the world about the greatest love we'll ever know. Overflowing with sparkling songs, clever dialogue, and unmistakable spiritual truth, Mr. Pigg is the latest offering from WordKidz.

Children's music veterans Janet McMahan and David Huntsinger have created a delicious mix of humor and heart in this 25-minute work that gives your children the opportunity to take a leading role in presenting the Easter message to your church. This musical would also make an ideal outreach presentation at a local park or mall during the Easter season. So pull up a chair; we're saving a place for you at Mr. Pigg's Barbeque Emporium!