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…
What do you imagine in sound and imagery when thinking about video games and music education? A theme I’ve explored throughout my writing and teaching related to video games and music education (O’Leary & Tobias, 2017; Tobias, 2012; Tobias &…
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.
Making Positive Impact Through Music Music educators have a role in facilitating responses, music learning and teaching in relation to hate and bigotry occurring throughout contemporary society. Valerie Strauss suggests that “The first thing teachers should do when school starts…
I often enjoy listening to multiple examples of the same song by the same artist. In addition to being enjoyable in and of itself, having multiple recordings of the same music can be a nice way to have learners listen…