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Music from the Inside Out: Book, Listening CD & Teacher's DVD

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Music from the Inside Out: Book, Listening CD & Teacher's DVD

Music from the Inside Out: Book, Listening CD & Teacher's DVD

By Daniel Anker, Carol Ponder & Donna Santman / preface by Eric Booth

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In the age of high stakes testing, the Music from the Inside Out curriculum is a perfect way to bring music back into the classrooms. Piloted in classrooms around the country, the curriculum blends the "Reading and Writing Workshop" approach to literacy with music education. It lets kids inside the world of music, by helping them construct their own understandings about what proficient listeners think and feel as they listen to music, and what musicians think and feel as they play music. Based in part on the highly acclaimed documentary, the curriculum includes material shot for the film and re-edited for classroom use. Lessons are not only intended for music educators. Teachers of other subjects who may not have a music background will find plenty of support for teaching children how to listen proficiently, and to participate and engage in music and music-making.

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Publisher: Alfred Music
Page Count: 104
ISBN10: 0-7390-4299-8
ISBN13: 978-0-7390-4299-1
UPC: 038081282398
SKU: 00-26045

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About the Author: Daniel Anker

Daniel Anker is a filmmaker and music educator who has devoted his career to making music accessible and meaningful for young learners. His work bridges documentary filmmaking and classroom practice, creating resources that help teachers outside music disciplines engage students in authentic listening and musical thinking.

Why we love this

This curriculum removes the gatekeeping from music education by teaching listening and musical thinking as literacies, not requiring prior musical training from the teacher. The inclusion of a listening CD and classroom-ready video clips means you can launch lessons immediately without hunting for supplementary recordings or film excerpts. Classroom pilots across the country have proven this approach works for general education teachers, making it a genuine bridge between music and literacy instruction.

What to expect

Thoughtful and grounded. The curriculum meets students where they are, building from their own observations and questions rather than imposing expert interpretations. It creates space for genuine musical curiosity.

Who it's for

General education teachers looking to incorporate music into literacy and social-emotional learning, as well as music educators seeking a structured, research-backed curriculum that uses the workshop model. This resource serves educators in elementary and middle school classrooms who want to build listening proficiency and musical understanding without requiring advanced musical credentials.

How to get the most out of it

  • Watch the documentary material yourself before introducing it to students. Your own reactions and questions model the kind of engaged listening the curriculum cultivates.
  • Pair the listening CD with the book's discussion prompts, but let silences happen. Students need time to form their own thoughts before talking.
  • Invite students to return to the same piece multiple times across the unit. Familiarity builds the confidence needed for deeper interpretation.

How to use it

Integrate this into your literacy block or social studies unit by using the teacher's DVD to anchor whole-class listening lessons, then applying the workshop approach to help students develop their own listening observations. The 104-page structure works as a complete unit or as individual lessons woven across the school year.

Skills your students will build

  • Listening proficiency and active music listening strategies
  • Articulating personal responses to music in descriptive language
  • Understanding the thinking and feeling processes of both musicians and listeners
  • Engaging in structured music discussions using evidence from listening
  • Building connections between music and literacy through workshop-model instruction

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