Constructing a Personal Orientation to Music Teaching: Growth, Inquiry, and Agency, Second Edition, is a textbook for studies in music education. Expanding upon the first edition, the authors promote inquiry and reflection to facilitate teacher growth, lifelong learning, and a disposition toward educational change.

CHAPTER 1 - Starting the Journey: Developing a Personal View of Teaching and Learning / CHAPTER 2 - Learning to Teach: From Student to Teacher / CHAPTER 3 - Learning from Others: Looking forward to a Thriving Career in Music Teaching / CHAPTER 4-Orientations to Teacher Preparation / CHAPTER 5 - Cultivating a Personal Orientation toward Change / CHAPTER 6 - Teachers and Teaching: Understanding Curriculum As Inquiry and Stance / CHAPTER 7 - Studying the Commonplace of the Teacher: Exploring Action and Practice / CHAPTER 8 - Studying the Commonplace of Subject Matter: Examining Music in the Curriculum / CHAPTER 9 - Studying the Commonplace of the Learner: Expanding Understandings of Students / CHAPTER 10 - Studying the Commonplace of Context: Cultivating Knowledge of Schools and Awareness of Place / Epilogue / Appendix 1: Take It to the Field Observation Forms / Appendix 2: How to Use This Book