Teaching Popular Music in the Classroom explores approaches to teaching popular music from culturally rich communities in the United States. Students in the course will learn teaching methods that engage youth with the basics of improvisation, technology, songwriting, arranging film score, and writing to the strengths of small bands. The course models how to integrate principles of authentic cultural relevance and positive youth development with contemporary music instruction, while providing tools for assessing and documenting learning and program progress.
Teaching Popular Music in the Classroom
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Teaching Popular Music in the Classroom
This course is part of Music Education for Teachers Specialization
Instructors: Krystal Banfield
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7 hours to complete
3 weeks at 2 hours a week
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What you'll learn
Employ techniques that teach improvisation in blues and jazz music
Employ approaches that teach youth the basic principles of songwriting
Engage in the use of social cultural contexts in all aspects of instruction
Explore multiple uses of technologies for music making
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There are 5 modules in this course
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1 video3 readings2 assignments1 discussion prompt
In this lesson we'll begin discussing the first steps towards encouraging improvisation in your classroom. We will look at how to tune your students' ears to promote self-assessment as they play and we will discuss the importance of choosing music that is culturally relevant to your unique group of students.
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8 videos2 readings2 assignments1 discussion prompt
In this second lesson, we will learn the basic principles and techniques of songwriting. We will look at examples of how to create a safe space for students to share their creativity. Finally, we will discuss creating a lesson to introduce songwriting to your students.
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6 videos1 reading2 assignments1 discussion prompt
In this lesson we will discuss how to utilize technology into your teaching and lesson plans. We will learn how different technologies can be used to assist students with arranging music. We will also learn methods to engage and empower the students in our classrooms.
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5 videos2 assignments1 discussion prompt
In this lesson we will dive into creating an ensemble. We will identify ways to demonstrate how contemporary music can be used to fulfill the core music standards and how to pitch the idea of a contemporary ensemble to school leaders. We will also examine examples of instructional approaches with small ensembles and how to create student-led groups.
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10 videos1 reading2 assignments1 peer review1 discussion prompt
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