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How can we support all students in our learning community?

In the following video I describe some of the following themes, ideas, and issues that we are addressing during a Music Learning and Teaching course at Arizona State University for designing and facilitating secondary music programs: What we should know about students in order to support them Reality pedagogy (Emdin, 2016) Thinking about the relationship between planning and being flexible in the moment Learning goals and objectives (and who creates these goals and objectives) Self-reflection in relationship to what we… Read More »How can we support all students in our learning community?

Who am I and what does that have to do with teaching music?

In the following video I describe some of the following themes, ideas, and issues that we are addressing during a Music Learning and Teaching course at Arizona State University for designing and facilitating secondary music programs: Approaches to think through our own backgrounds and how our life experiences, musical experiences, and cultures might relate to how we approach music teaching. Aspects of culture in relation to learning and teaching Working to recognize and avoid ableism Our main theme was to… Read More »Who am I and what does that have to do with teaching music?

How can we be a supportive learning community?

This is the first recap and synthesis video of a Music Learning and Teaching course for designing and facilitating secondary music programs at Arizona State University. In the video I give an overview of some key themes and ideas we addressed during the class. Our main theme was to collaborate on an agreement of how we can be a supportive learning community throughout the semester (and how this relates to supporting secondary music programs). You can learn more about our… Read More »How can we be a supportive learning community?

Participatory Culture, Music Education, and The Choir Baton

It was a pleasure to join Beth Philemon on the Choir Baton to chat through aspects of technology, participatory culture, and music education. As with many conversations, there are several moments that I would love to go back in time and rethink or rephrase. Our conversation focused primarily on aspects of change, possibilities, and what choir or music education could be. Here are some resources and links related to things we discussed on the Choir Baton podcast: On Technology and… Read More »Participatory Culture, Music Education, and The Choir Baton

Music Learning and Teaching Online

In Process – Updated: 5/13/2020 Thinking about music learning and teaching online is important in general but possibly more so as we shift music programs from physical spaces to online learning and teaching. I’m compiling resources and some curricular considerations here to support people thinking through and engaging in music learning and teaching online. I started writing this post in March 2020 in response to schools canceling physical in-person classes and shifting to online learning and teaching in response to… Read More »Music Learning and Teaching Online