Charles Faulkner Bryan's Legacy for General Music

1998 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-238
Author(s):  
Carolyn Livingston
Keyword(s):  
Music Teachers ◽  
Art Music ◽  
Music Educators ◽  
General Music ◽  
Music Curriculum ◽  
Work Habits ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Student Interests ◽  
Multicultural Music ◽  
Musical Knowledge

Charles Faulkner Bryan (1911-1955), music educator and ethnomusicologist, was best known as a composer who was influenced by Appalachian folk music. This study focuses on his ideas about general music and the qualities of exemplary music teachers. Bryans own general music curriculum and his teaching attributes are also examined. Bryan believed in solid planning for instruction and maintained that the general music curriculum should be eclectic, experiential, community-oriented, founded on local culture and student interests, and include both vernacular and art music. Bryan valued adaptability, resourcefulness, and creativity in music educators. He believed that a teacher should demonstrate thorough musical knowledge, strong technical skill, an attractive personality, good work habits, and positive attitudes. By all accounts, he displayed these qualities in his own teaching. Bryan designed and taught a general music course that included multicultural music and curriculum integration. His work may have influenced present practices and curricula.

Integrating Social-Emotional Learning Into Our “New Normal” Teaching Elementary General Music

2020 ◽  
pp. 104837132096137
Author(s):  
Taryn Raschdorf ◽  
Brittany Nixon May ◽  
Amie Searcy
Keyword(s):  
Music Teachers ◽  
Social Emotional Learning ◽  
Music Educators ◽  
Emotional Learning ◽  
General Music ◽  
Music Curriculum ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Building Relationships ◽  
Music Classroom ◽  
Elementary General Music

As social-emotional learning (SEL) initiatives are being adopted by many states and school districts, many music teachers have been actively and successfully integrating SEL into their elementary general music curriculum. Whether teaching in person or remotely music educators can create an environment conducive to SEL by practicing mindfulness, building relationships with and between students, encouraging family music engagement, and engaging in inclusive music activities. In this column, you will find resources and ideas about SEL, discover how it looks and functions in the music classroom (virtual or not), and hear from music educators who currently incorporate SEL in their teaching.

Characteristics of Early Childhood and Elementary General Music Methods Coursework for Preservice Music Teachers

2021 ◽  
pp. 105708372110245
Author(s):  
Karen Salvador ◽  
Mara E. Culp
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Music Teachers ◽  
Music Educators ◽  
Music Teacher ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
General Music ◽  
Music Teacher Education ◽  
Music Methods ◽  
Elementary General Music

Although many music teacher candidates begin university studies planning to teach secondary ensembles, most will ultimately be certified to teach younger children and may be called to do so. The purpose of this study was to examine how music teacher education programs prepare preservice music educators to teach music to children from birth through elementary school through coursework. We emailed survey invitations to representatives from 512 institutions accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music to prepare music educators. We received 134 usable responses (response rate = 26%). Nearly all respondents offered elementary general music methods (EGMM), and over three quarters required EGMM for all students in initial licensure programs. Only about one in ten responding institutions offered early childhood music methods (ECMM). We describe findings on EGMM and ECMM course structures, content, and materials as well as the employment status, degree background, and other qualifications of the person who typically taught this coursework

The Value of Learning Collective Free Music Improvisation: Preservice Music Educators’ Perspectives

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 40-53
Author(s):  
Hoon Hong Ng
Keyword(s):  
Music Teachers ◽  
Music Educators ◽  
Music Curriculum ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Music Improvisation ◽  
Free Improvisation ◽  
Entrepreneurial Skills ◽  
School Music ◽  
Collaborative Skills

I conducted a case study to explore preservice music teachers’ behaviors, thoughts, and feelings when engaged in collective free music improvisation. Nine preservice music teachers were taught how to freely improvise within groups as part of a teacher education course and participated in interviews and focus group discussions. Major themes highlighted learning across three segments that emphasized communication and collaborative skills, entrepreneurial skills and risk taking, and reconciliation and transformation. I concluded that the sociomusical outcomes produced by collective free improvisation may complement those of more formal and idiomatic improvisation practices, and that by introducing preservice music teachers to free improvisation activities, they may be more willing to engage PK–12 students in free improvisation lessons that enhance the existing school music curriculum.

Teaching the Korean Folk Song (Arirang) Through Performing, Creating, and Responding

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyesoo Yoo ◽  
Sangmi Kang
Keyword(s):  
Music Teachers ◽  
Music Educators ◽  
Folk Songs ◽  
Folk Song ◽  
Upper Elementary ◽  
Depth Information ◽  
General Music ◽  
Comprehensive Musicianship ◽  
Music Standards ◽  
Music Classrooms

This article introduces a pedagogical approach to teaching one of the renowned Korean folk songs ( Arirang) based on the comprehensive musicianship approach and the 2014 Music Standards (competencies in performing, creating, and responding to music). The authors provide in-depth information for music educators to help their students achieve learning outcomes for the skill, knowledge, and affect domains of the Korean folk song ( Arirang). Furthermore, the authors offer music lessons for Arirang in a variety of ways that are appropriate for upper elementary and secondary general music classrooms, including performing, creating, and responding to the music. An educational website that includes exemplary lesson plans, videos, and worksheets is also provided to help music teachers obtain content and pedagogical knowledge of Arirang.

Being the Change: Music Teachers’ Self-Reported Changes in Mindset and Practice

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-26
Author(s):  
Karen Salvador ◽  
Allison Paetz ◽  
Abby Lewin-Zeigler
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Classroom Practices ◽  
Music Teachers ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Music Educators ◽  
General Music ◽  
Practicing Teachers ◽  
Years Of Teaching Experience ◽  
Inclusive Instruction

Music educators sometimes enter the workforce un(der)prepared to design and implement inclusive instruction. The purpose of this descriptive interview study was to explore practicing teachers’ self-reported changes in mindset and practice as they worked to become more inclusive. Participants ( N = 20) were music educators with between 1 and 17 years of teaching experience. All participants taught some combination of preK–12 students in general music, choir, band, orchestra, jazz, and other music classes in 10 states. We present qualitative analysis from two sets of interviews concerning self-reported changes in mindsets and teaching practices. We conclude with implications of this study for practicing teachers who wish to enact more equitable and just classroom practices.

Eunice Boardman’s Generative Theory of Musical Learning and the Holt Music Textbooks

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-214
Author(s):  
Angela Munroe
Keyword(s):  
Music Teachers ◽  
Music Educators ◽  
Series Data ◽  
General Music ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Generative Theory ◽  
Textbook Series

Many general music teachers use a variety of methods in their classrooms. The Generative Theory of Musical Learning can serve as a basis for a variety of general music methodologies. Developed by Eunice Boardman, the Generative Theory of Musical Learning influenced general music textbooks from 1966 to 1988, and it continues to influence music educators even today. The purpose of this study was to examine how the theory influenced the six editions of the Holt Music textbook series and to determine how its ideas have continued to be disseminated since the final edition of the Holt series. Data were collected through examination of a variety of primary and secondary sources, including the Holt Music series textbooks, published and unpublished writings from Eunice Boardman, and interviews with coauthors of the series. The study traces the development of the ideas behind the Generative Theory, its influence on the Holt Music series from 1966 to 1988, and the dissemination of the ideas following the conclusion of the series.

Engaged Listening Experiences: A World Music Sampler

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 14-20
Author(s):  
Hyesoo Yoo ◽  
Sangmi Kang ◽  
Camilo I. Leal ◽  
Abbey Chokera
Keyword(s):  
Culturally Diverse ◽  
Music Teachers ◽  
Music Educators ◽  
World Music ◽  
Upper Elementary ◽  
General Music ◽  
Listening Skills ◽  
Listening Strategies ◽  
Music Classrooms ◽  
The U.S

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, improvising, and composing activities. Despite the importance of developing students’ listening skills, listening lessons are still relatively deficient within the context of world musics. Therefore, we provide general music teachers with engaged listening strategies for implementing world music lessons in music classrooms. The lessons provided in this article are appropriate for upper elementary and secondary general music classrooms.

scholarly journals EVALUASI MATA KULIAH PIANO UNTUK MENGHASILKAN GURU MUSIK DI SEKOLAH

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 457-473
Author(s):  
Diah Latifah
Keyword(s):  
Music Teachers ◽  
Research Result ◽  
Curriculum Evaluation ◽  
Course Evaluation ◽  
Music Educators ◽  
Music Instruction ◽  
General Music ◽  
Social Inquiry ◽  
The Subject

Studi ini bertujuan untuk mengevaluasi mata kuliah instrumen pilihan wajib piano dan relevansinya terhadap tujuan kurikulum Jurusan Pendi-dikan Seni Musik Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia yang berkomitmen untuk menghasilkan pendidik musik profesional. Untuk memenuhi tuntut-an ini, metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah studi kasus sosial inkuiri. Instrumen penelitian yang digunakan adalah pedoman observasi, pedoman wawancara, lembar pertanyaan lanjutan hasil informasi, dan kajian doku-men serta dokumentasi. Hasil Penelitian menyatakan bahwa partisipan ma-ta kuliah ini belum mampu untuk mengggunakan piano sebagai pengantar pembelajaran musik umum. Informasi ini ditindaklanjuti dengan rekomen-dasi, penyempurnaan silabus dan implementasi pembelajaran mata kuliah instrumen pilihan wajib piano, seyogyanya dilengkapi dengan subjek peng-gunaan piano sebagai pengantar pembelajaran musik di sekolah.Kata kunci: ketidaksesuaian kurikulum, evaluasi, rekomendasi______________________________________________________________ COURSE EVALUATION IN PIANO SUBJECT TO PRODUCE MUSIC TEACHERS IN SCHOOLS Abstract This study was aimed at evaluating “piano as compulsary course” and its relevancy toward the objectives of the curriculum of music edu-cation department of UPI that stated a commitment to provide proffesio-nals music educators. To meet this demand,  the  research methode used is Case Study In Social Inquiry. The research instruments are observation manual, interview manual, information question, and documentation. The research result shows that participants of this course have not shown capability of using piano as introduction to general music instruction. This information is followed up by the recommendations, syllabus improve-ments, and instruction implementation on the subject. It is recommended that ”piano as compulsary course” is equiped with subject of piano usage as introduction of music instruction at schools.Keywords: inappropiate curriculum, evaluation, recommendation

scholarly journals Editorial

2009 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 239-240
Author(s):  
PAMELA BURNARD ◽  
GARY SPRUCE
Keyword(s):  
Music Teachers ◽  
Music Educators ◽  
Music Learning ◽  
Early Music ◽  
Musical Skills ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
Musical Knowledge

In this issue the majority of articles focus on performance. Within this context we are invited particularly to reflect upon the perspectives of students, parents and children, all of whom may share the delights of music learning, musical knowledge and engagement but who experience and apply them in very different settings. Understanding how we learn music, how musical skills develop, how musical knowledge is represented and how music teachers can best teach and inspire, are challenging topics for music educators across all phases whether they be early music teachers, artists in residence or artist educators.

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