How diverse are the forms of musical engagement that we support in music programs? I think music education, particularly in K-12 contexts could be much more expansive in terms of the types of musical engagement we include or address in…
Inviting students to take an existing song and transform it stylistically is a great context for developing and demonstrating musical skills and understanding. If you are interested in this and similar approaches, I’ve explored stylistic transformation in the article “From musical detectives to DJs: Expanding aural skills and analysis through engaging popular music and culture” and the article “Toward convergence: Adapting music education to contemporary society and participatory culture.” We can also think of StyleSwaps as potential projects or context of project-based learning in music programs.
Does Ariana Grande’s “7 Rings” copy Princess Nokia’s “Mine” ? I’m a proponent of music programs inviting students to engage in public forensic musicology or as “musical detectives” as a form of musical engagement and learning. Here’s a recent example…
Let’s get people talking about music education at the 2019 SXSW Festival! Please vote for the VH1 Save the Music Foundation’s SXSW panel: Remixing and Reimagining Music Education. As a panel member (with your help) I’ll share current thinking and great…
O’Leary, J., & Tobias, E. S. (2017). Sonic participatory cultures within, through, and around video games. In R. Mantie & G. D. Smith (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of music making and leisure (pp. 541-564). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.…