I’m building out this site as I develop the book. Here are some starting points:
What is this Book?
I’m writing Imagining Possibilities to support music educators in Designing, Updating, Expanding, and Transforming music programs through curricular inquiry and development.
This text will help you develop:
- Deeper and broader curricular understanding
- Flexible and nuanced curricular thinking and reasoning
- Generative and expansive curricular imagination
If you haven’t already done so, check out the book overview.
What This Book Will Help You Do . . .
- See clearly — notice what your curriculum centers, assumes, and leaves out.
- Decide with confidence — make stronger choices about what students learn, and why.
- Design for your students — build music learning around your community, context, and possibilities.
- Think deeper — move beyond activity collections and repertoire toward nuanced curricular thinking.
- Connect the pieces — create more cohesive and coherent programs.
- Lead conversations — guide stronger curriculum discussions with colleagues, teams, and districts.
- Stay nimble — respond to change proactively instead of reactively.
- Act now — turn ideas from the book into systems, resources, and plans you can apply immediately.
And ultimately: Design, Update, Expand, or Transform your classes, ensembles, and programs.
Your curricular DUET
The book is organized around four kinds of curriculum work.
Design
Create a course, ensemble experience, project, unit, or program from the ground up.
Update
Revise what already exists so it better fits your students, community, and goals.
Expand
Add possibilities your program does not yet make room for.
Transform
Rethink deeper assumptions about what music learning can be and who it can serve.
You may need one of these. You may need all four. Rather than limiting yourself and students to following someone else’s plan, you can make strong decisions for your own context.
What the book is not:
This book is not a menu of activities or tips and tricks to use next week.
It will include stories, tools, examples, and resources. But the larger purpose is to help you become a stronger curriculum maker.
It is not a rigid manual that tells you exactly what to do.
Your students, community, schedule, resources, and program history matter too much for one-size-fits-all answers.
Think of the book as a map, toolkit, and thinking partner for designing music curriculum in your own context.
Details
Get the details on when and where Imagining Possibilities is being published.
Who is publishing the book?
Imagining Possibilities is under contract with Oxford University Press.
When is the book being published?
The manuscript is due to OUP on February 1, 2028. So, it will be likely be published sometime between 2029 – 2030. Be the first to learn when it is available by signing up for the Imagining Possibilities newsletter.
Book Progress Hub:
If you’re curious to see the book in the making, the Book Progress Hub (on this site) shares draft ideas, videos, and questions from the writing process. (Feel free to explore, but don’t forget to sign up for updates.)
Get Book-Progress Notes
Short updates from the writing process will often include:
- One “wonderment” to carry into your teaching or planning
- One curriculum idea
- One action you can try or discuss
You’ll also receive occasional behind-the-scenes notes, early resources, and invitations to respond to questions shaping the book.
