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ERIC Number: EJ1100149
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 23
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: EISSN-1532-8090
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"If It Fits into Their Culture, Then They Will Have a Connection": Experiences of Two Latina Students in a Select High School Choir
Palkki, Joshua
Research and Issues in Music Education, v12 n1 Article 5 2014-2015
In the United States, Latino/a students are underrepresented in secondary school music programs (Elpus & Abril, 2011). By understanding the needs of Latino/a students, music educators can create programs that will better serve this student population. This intrinsic case study chronicles the experiences of Cassandra and Elena, two students enrolled in a high school choir in a mid-sized Midwestern community. The main research questions were: (a) Which lived experiences of these Latino/a students play a role in school choral music, and (b) Which elements of culturally relevant pedagogy have played a role in choral music education of these two students? Emergent themes related to these students' experience include that: (1) family and community were vital in their musical education, (2) bilingual status and power structures were sometimes difficult to navigate in a majority Latino/a school, (3) culturally relevant repertoire was a priority, and (4) their family members sometimes had difficulty connecting to the choral program. Cassandra and Elena's Latina heritage and Culturally Relevant Pedagogy serves as a lenses for this case study.
University of St. Thomas. Graduate Programs in Music Education, Loras Hall 103, 2115 Summit Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55105. Tel: 651-962-5729; Web site: http://ir.stthomas.edu/rime/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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