Download or read book Teaching for Musical Understanding written by Jackie Wiggins and published by McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages. This book was released on 2001 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enriched by examples from actual teaching experience, Teaching for Musical Understanding is an exciting new look at the practice of teaching music. Drawing on current learning theory, the text shows teachers how to step out of the center of the music classroom - to guide, instead of direct, students to develop their own appreciation and understanding of music.