ERIC Number: EJ919103
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Mar
Pages: 5
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ISSN: ISSN-0027-4321
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Popular Music and Classical Musicians: Strategies and Perspectives
Allsup, Randall Everett
Music Educators Journal, v97 n3 p30-34 Mar 2011
In recent years, popular music has become a growing area of music study and is increasingly accepted in schools and universities around the world. Despite this general enthusiasm, classically trained music teachers bring a certain hesitation to this art form, perhaps because too few have had formal hands-on experience with it. This article describes several strategies for teaching the study and practice of popular music to classically trained musicians as part of a university teacher education program. Included is discussion of collaborative learning, an approach that helps classical musicians learn popular music through participating in "classroom garage bands." (Contains 11 notes.)
Descriptors: Music, Teacher Education Programs, Musicians, Music Teachers, Teaching Methods, Classical Music, Cooperative Learning, Music Activities, Teacher Role
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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