Teaching Popular Music in the Classroom explores approaches to teaching popular music from culturally rich communities in the United States. Students in the course will learn teaching methods that engage youth with the basics of improvisation, technology, songwriting, arranging film score, and writing to the strengths of small bands. The course models how to integrate principles of authentic cultural relevance and positive youth development with contemporary music instruction, while providing tools for assessing and documenting learning and program progress.
Teaching Popular Music in the Classroom
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Teaching Popular Music in the Classroom
Berklee College of Music
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Qué aprenderás
Employ techniques that teach improvisation in blues and jazz music
Employ approaches that teach youth the basic principles of songwriting
Engage in the use of social cultural contexts in all aspects of instruction
Explore multiple uses of technologies for music making
Habilidades que obtendrás
Musicclassroom managementCurriculum DesignTeachingLearning
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Fechas límite flexibles
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Nivel intermedio
Aprox. 14 horas para completar
Sugerido: 4 weeks of study/3-5 hours per week
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Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music was founded on the revolutionary principle that the best way to prepare students for careers in music is through the study and practice of contemporary music. For more than half a century, the college has evolved to reflect the state of the art of music and the music business. Berklee serves distance learners worldwide through its award-winning online extension school, Berklee Online.
Programa - Qué aprenderás en este curso
1 hora para completar
Welcome to Teaching Popular Music!
Welcome to the course! Here we will cover all the details about the course and what you'll need to know to get the most out of your experience.
1 hora para completar
1 video (Total 1 minutos), 3 lecturas, 2 cuestionarios
1 video
3 lecturas
Connect with Your Classmates10m
Course Resources10m
Earn A Course Certificate10m
2 ejercicios de práctica
What Are Your Goals?30m
Establishing a Common Language22m
1 hora para completar
Conversations Through Sound: Improvisation, Listening, and Cultural Contexts
In this lesson we'll begin discussing the first steps towards encouraging improvisation in your classroom. We will look at how to tune your students' ears to promote self-assessment as they play and we will discuss the importance of choosing music that is culturally relevant to your unique group of students.
1 hora para completar
8 videos (Total 43 minutos), 2 lecturas, 2 cuestionarios
8 videos
Introduction to Improvisation7m
Tuning the Ears6m
Modeling Conversations Through Sound12m
Cultural Contexts4m
Cultural Contexts Continued3m
Select and Interpret4m
Launching Your Web-based Tool Box2m
2 lecturas
Student Ensemble Disclaimer10m
How to Launch Your Web-Based Tool-Box10m
2 ejercicios de práctica
Call and Response: Conversations Through Sound15m
SELF-ASSESSMENT: Lesson 1 Tool-Box
1 hora para completar
Songwriting
In this second lesson, we will learn the basic principles and techniques of songwriting. We will look at examples of how to create a safe space for students to share their creativity. Finally, we will discuss creating a lesson to introduce songwriting to your students.
1 hora para completar
6 videos (Total 25 minutos)
6 videos
Basic Principles and Techniques of Songwriting7m
Awareness4m
Incorporating Technology6m
Suggested Objectives and Student Assessments5m
Web-Based Tool-Box1m
2 ejercicios de práctica
Songwriting15m
SELF-ASSESSMENT: Lesson 2 Tool-Box
1 hora para completar
Arranging Music with Interactive Media Tools
In this lesson we will discuss how to utilize technology into your teaching and lesson plans. We will learn how different technologies can be used to assist students with arranging music. We will also learn methods to engage and empower the students in our classrooms.
1 hora para completar
5 videos (Total 14 minutos)
5 videos
Engaging and Empowering Students4m
Integrating Instruments with Tracks3m
Suggested Objectives and Student Assessments3m
Web-Based Tool-Box1m
2 ejercicios de práctica
Technology and Arrangement15m
SELF-ASSESSMENT: Lesson 3 Tool-Box
4 horas para completar
Making the Band: From Modeling to Informal Learning
In this lesson we will dive into creating an ensemble. We will identify ways to demonstrate how contemporary music can be used to fulfill the core music standards and how to pitch the idea of a contemporary ensemble to school leaders. We will also examine examples of instructional approaches with small ensembles and how to create student-led groups.
4 horas para completar
10 videos (Total 63 minutos)
10 videos
Establishing Small Ensembles8m
Instructional Approaches6m
Informal Learning Practices7m
Modeling Instructional Approaches11m
Modeling Instructional Approaches Cont.17m
Social Emotional Learning3m
Suggested Objectives and Students Assessments3m
Final Project Overview2m
Course Wrap-Up38s
2 ejercicios de práctica
Making the Band15m
Our Common Language15m
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