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Manhattanville Music Curriculum Project-
Conference: Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY. This conference focused on synthesizing a k-12 curriculum in terms of CMP. This was carried out in three parts with each phase occurring over the next two year each year respectively beginning at the outset of the conference. This was also significant as it was the first CMP funded by a grant from the US Department of Ed. -
Comprehensive Musicianship Seminar
Conference: @ Northwestern University. This seminar collected nearly all the major players at the university level. The goal was to “determine in what ways college music courses… could be updated to prepare teachers to understand and prepare contemporary music effectively.” -
Hawaii Curriculum project
Conference: 1967-72. Developed 33 sequentially-organized music curricula. These included teacher and student manuals for all areas of music instruction. -
Warrington Virginia Musicianship Project
Conference: Developed a document called "Procedures for evaluation of music in contemperary education" that offered guidelins and evaluation of techniques and attitudes aquired through CMP studies. -
Teaching Performing Groups
Article by: Charles H. Benner
Research to the Music Classroom #2
This article describes the need for students to understand the context of the music they are playing.
An article discussing the role of performing groups in the US. -
Teaching Musicianship in the High School Band
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Blueprint for Band
Book by: Robert Garafolo -
Wisconsin CMP Project
Conference: A group of Music Educators gathered at Lawrence College in WI to discuss effective teaching and significant learning in performing groups. Led to the creation of the Wisconsin CMP. -
Comprehensive Musicianship: Some Encouraging Words
Article by: David Willoughby
This article is a response to Silliman’s Comprehensive Musicianship: Some Cautionary Words. Willoughby strives to clarify definitions and phrases he thought were abused in Silliman’s article, arguing in favor of CMP principles -
Comprehensive Musicianship: Some Cautionary words
Article by: A.Cutler Silliman
This article calls into question the adequacy of CMP, particularly as it pertains to preparing students for careers in music. He also accuses general CMP methods of familiarizing students with many things while mastering none (i.e. “[CMP] is in danger of encouraging dilettantism”), attempting to synthesize too early in the process, synthesized approached where isolated may be more effective, and “creativity” over mastery. -
Comprehensive Musicianship at San Diego State
Article by: David Ward Steinman
This article details SDSU’s CMP program. At this time it was a two-year program that sought to include all components of the CMP philosophy. This program is still (2015) extant but is now in a four-year format. -
The anatomy of a flawed success
Article by: William Thompson
A Revisit of Comprehensive Musicianship
This article examines the teaching technique of comprehensive musicianship and describes it as a great uniting idea but fails to teach students in all aspects of music and instead focuses in on few topics. -
Music National Standards
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Teaching Music through Performance in Band
Book: Vol. 1 Released
This book provides an in depth look at all five sections of comprehensive musicianship and how they apply for a large number of different pieces of music. -
Wisconsin CMP Project at age 21
Article by: Laura Sindberg
Article reviewing Wisconsin CMP Project. This article goes in depth at describing the 5 sections in CMP and provides a model for how each section works with a given composition. -
Comprehensive Musicianship in Undergraduate Music Programs
Article by: David Truland
An overview and analysis of CMP elements within university systems. This article also discusses possible effects of CMP within the curriculum on performances at these institutions as well as methods of CMP instruction. -
Teaching CM while Developing Great Ensembles
Presentation at Midwest Band Clinic by: Dr. J. Steven Moore
This was a presentation at the Midwest Clinic. It contains charts and definitions regarding curriculum alignment of KMEA and comprehensive musicianship. It includes a marching band section and several method books to use when teaching students. -
Iowa Comprehensive Musicianship Project
Project focused on providing music students in a band choir orchestra and general music setting with complete music learning and understanding. CMP is described by the Iowa Project as “a planning process which teachers can apply to any level and type of musical learning situation. The process leads to a program of teaching and learning which emphasizes the interdependence of musical knowledge and musical performance. all of Iowa’s music organizations are supportive of this program. -
The Evolution of CMP: A Model for Teaching Performing with Understanding in the ensemble setting
Article by: Laura Sindberg
This article takes a look at the view of teaching music established by the Wisconsin Comprehensive Musicianship seminar in the 70’s. It goes into discussion regarding rehearsal techniques and applications regarding the CMP Model: Selection Assessment Strategies Analysis and Outcomes. -
Just Good Teaching: CMP in Theory & Practice
Book by: Laura Sindberg
This Book provides educators with models and discussions regarding comprehensive musicianship and how to use it while teaching an ensemble to help broaden students
musical knowledge. -
New Music National Standards