Music educators looking for a guide to elementary general music have a new resource from GIA Publications: Mari Schay’s Making Music in the Elementary School, listed among the publisher’s 2026 music education releases.
The book addresses teaching music in prekindergarten through sixth grade. GIA says it is designed for a semester-long methods course for future teachers and can also serve educators already working in classrooms.
Schay organizes the material around whom teachers teach and why, how they teach, and what they teach. The publisher describes guidance on building relationships with students, managing classroom behavior, planning and assessment, and teaching with an inclusive approach.
The book also surveys approaches associated with Kodály, Orff, Feierabend, Gordon and Dalcroze, among others. Its discussion of sequencing covers singing, movement, notation and instruments including recorder, ukulele and percussion.
According to GIA, worksheets, assignments, reflection questions and repertoire from the book are available as free downloads. The publisher lists the resource as a 400-page hardcover.
For more information, visit giamusic.com.