Thisbookpresentsacomprehensiveviewofchildren’smusicalartistryandhowtodevelopitinboththemusicclassroomandchildren’schorus.AuthorMaryEllenPinzinopresentsthemusicalmindasthegatewaytochildren’sartistry,addressesthepowerofmovementinitsembodimentandadvancement,andshowshowsong--rhythm,melody,andtext,independentlyandtogether--influencechildren’sdevelopingartistrymusically,expressively,andvocallyateverylevel.Accordingly,shealsooffersamultitudeofspecificsongsthatinspirechildren’sartistry,allinvarioustonalitiesandmetersandonacontinuumofincreasingdifficulty.Keepingtheneedforpracticalapplicationinmind,Pinzinooffersmaterialsforimplementationwithchildrenfromkindergartenthroughseventhgrade,aswellasguidanceforprofessionaldevelopment.Contentcanbeappliedalongsideanypedagogicalmethodology,aswellaswitholdersingersintheprocessofdevelopingtheirownartistry.Inshort,thisbookmakestheintangiblesofchildren’sartistrymoretangible.Itenablesmusicteachersandchoralconductorstodrawartistryoutofeverychildanddraweverychildintothechoralart.Itsummonsmusicteachersandchoralconductorstobringartistrytotheforefrontofeverymusicclassandchoralrehearsal--andtotheforefrontofthefieldofmusiceducationasawhole.
