The American Idol and music education story didn’t make it on air tonight but did make it online.
You can see some of my students responding to questions about the contestents performances and what the judges were saying. You can also see how 2nd graders in a school in PA use American Idol in the classroom by judging each other. The story also shows how music programs are loosing funding due to No Child Left Behind shifting focus in schools to math, and language arts. At the end of the clip you can see my students composing music on computers and also some 5th graders singing an original art song they created on the computer.
I wish they would have shown more of my students working on their compositions and critiquing each other with specific feedback but it was nice that they were able to show that they can watch American Idol on a deeper level than just passive entertainment.
Here’s what I focused on in my classes.
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Hi Evan,
Saw the article on the newswire and wanted to send my congrats. I appreciate the coverage you give to our commentary so I thought I would returrn the favor.
Look for a post shortly on our blog: http://www.music-for-all.org/blog/
Keep up the great work!
Bob Morrison
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