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Williams, Sarin – Journal of General Music Education, 2023
Although there is a consensus that it is important to teach jazz and the skill of improvisation inherent within it, many feel unprepared to do so. This article presents a simple way for beginners to improvise through the blues scale and harmonic progression at any present skill level in kindergarten through high school general music coursework.…
Descriptors: Music Education, Skill Development, Creative Activities, Music Activities
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Schmidt, Casey – Music Educators Journal, 2021
This article suggests pathways for supporting habits of creativity and the development of creative mindsets in performance-ensemble learning spaces. The Wallas model of creative thought is used to frame the concept of creative musical mindsets. The author reflects on the assumptions and principles outlined in the stages of this influential model…
Descriptors: Music Education, Music Activities, Creativity, Skill Development
Brian Pertl – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024
"Radically Responsive Music Schools" is a philosophical reimagining of music higher education culture from the ground up, arguing that holistic cultural change is the key factor needed for music schools to prepare 21st-century graduates for contemporary challenges. The author discusses how university and conservatory music programs can…
Descriptors: Music Education, Higher Education, Skill Development, Creativity
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Yackley, Aaron – Music Educators Journal, 2021
Shifting school schedules, small class sizes, and unpredictable instrumentation resulting from the global pandemic necessitated a creative approach to teaching ensemble music classes this year. In response to that challenge, I constructed a curriculum for developing independent musicianship through chamber music. Part independence,…
Descriptors: Music Education, Curriculum Development, Musicians, Music Activities
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Bucura, Elizabeth; Brashier, Rachel – Journal of General Music Education, 2022
This article discusses transformative learning in secondary general music (SGM), while considering students' transitions from elementary to secondary music classes. SGM is uniquely situated for expanded pedagogies and musicianship, yet a gap in music activities persists between elementary and secondary classes and between home and school. The…
Descriptors: Music Education, Transformative Learning, Prior Learning, Learning Processes
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Yoo, Hyesoo – Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 2021
In a global society, 21st century skills are fundamental for every student. Furthermore, in today's digital world, technology is expected to be part of students' learning experiences. In the following research-to-resource article, I provide practical strategies and ideas for integrating technology into a performing ensemble program in order to…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, 21st Century Skills, Skill Development, Creativity
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Varner, Edward – General Music Today, 2020
The purpose of this article is to highlight the relationship between general music and social and emotional learning. Social and emotional learning involves a set of social, emotional, behavioral, and character competencies that are essential to success in school, in the workplace, within relationships, in the community, and in life. Music…
Descriptors: Music Education, Social Development, Emotional Development, Student Behavior
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Wagoner, Cynthia L. – Music Educators Journal, 2020
Music teachers may be tasked with documenting ways in which broader literacy skills have been embedded in music teaching. As a result, musical goals might seem to take a secondary role in support of broader language-literacy skills. Enhancing music literacy should be the goal of well-designed integration. The suggestions here provide music…
Descriptors: Music Education, Teaching Methods, Literacy, Music Activities
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Yoo, Hyesoo; Kang, Sangmi; Leal, Camilo I.; Chokera, Abbey – General Music Today, 2020
As the U.S. population has become significantly more culturally diverse, many music educators have acknowledged the necessity to implement culturally diverse musics in music curricula. One of the challenges in teaching culturally diverse musics is designing a balance between performing-based activities and other activities such as listening,…
Descriptors: Music Education, Cultural Pluralism, Music, Barriers
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Abrahams, Frank – Music Educators Journal, 2015
In an increasingly connected world, our students are listening to and making music outside the school context. As music educators, we need to better understand the media they use and incorporate this technology in our daily teaching to enhance music literacy in our classrooms.
Descriptors: Music Education, Technology Integration, Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education
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Pickett, Steve; Bianchi, Lynne – Primary Science, 2018
A conversation between the Director of the University of Manchester's Science & Engineering Education Research and Innovation Hub and the Education Director of England's Halle Orchestra explores the relationship unfolding between science and music. The interview focuses on synergies between music and science and how the two subjects can…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Teaching Methods, Science Education, Music Education
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Walter, Donald J.; Walter, Jennifer S. – Music Educators Journal, 2015
Practice is a major element in cultivating musical skill. Some psychologists have proposed that deliberate practice, a specific framework for structuring practice activities, creates the kind of practice necessary to increase skill and develop expertise. While psychologists have been observing behavior, neurologists have studied how the brain…
Descriptors: Music Education, Brain, Teaching Methods, Research
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Darrow, Alice-Ann – General Music Today, 2014
Students with disabilities are often faced with numerous challenges as they progress through their school years. In addition to disability-related challenges, they may encounter additional difficulties such as bullying in school and lack of social acceptance by their peers. It is important that students with disabilities develop competence in…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Social Development, Emotional Development, Interpersonal Competence
Goodrich, Andrew – Teaching Music, 2012
Developing musicianship is a vital component of success as a music teacher. Improving music teachers' level of musicianship does not necessarily equate with improving their level of performance ability. Music teachers can improve and refine their musicianship without becoming world-class performers. In this article, the author presents strategies…
Descriptors: Music, Professional Development, Music Teachers, Educational Strategies
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Hart, John T., Jr. – Music Educators Journal, 2014
Ensemble directors have a special interest in helping students learn to practice effectively. Practice is also an essential component of musical development. Music educators need to both teach effective practice strategies and guide students toward meaningful, thoughtful practice. Metacognition strategies are one way to accomplish this. Current…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Educational Practices, Drills (Practice), Teaching Methods
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