A Creative Duet: Mentoring Success for Emerging Music Educators

Jamila L. She serves the profession on a national level as a member of the American Choral Directors Association Education and Communication Committee as well as the National Association for Music Education Music Educators Journal Advisory Committee. Her music education research has been published in the Journal of Research inMusic Education and presented nationally on numerous occasions for the N

This book shows pre-service and early career music educators how to be proactive, innovative partners in the mentoring process. Dr. McWhirter gives expert guidance and practical tools to encourage emerging music educators to shape their own careers. Grounded in research and nearly three decades of experience as a music educator and music teacher educator, the book examines the collaborative and creative nature of the mentoring process and guides readers to the importance of informal, organic mentoring partnerships. A Creative Duet is an important book not only for the pre-service and early career music educator, but also for those involved in guiding future music educators.. She leads the reader through proactive preparation steps such as developing a personal mission statement, setting a course of action, examining the importance of e

About the AuthorJamila L. McWhirter is Associate Professor and Coordinator of Music Education at Middle Tennessee State University. She is active as a presenter, clinician, guest conductor, and adjudicator throughout the United States. She serves the profession on a national level as a member of the American Choral Directors Association Education and Communication Committee as well as the National Association for Music Education Music Educators Journal Advisory Committee. Her music education research has been published in the Journal of Research inMusic Education and presented nationally on numerous occasions for the National Association for Music Education, Society for Music Teacher Education