[DOC] Jazz Standards: Harmonica Play-Along Volume 14 (Chromatic Harmonica) (Hal Leonard Harmonica Play-Along) by Will Galison in Arts-Photography

Description

The prevailing discourse surrounding urban music education suggests the deficit-laden notion that urban school settings are "less than;" rather than "different than;" their counterparts. Through the lens of contextually-specific teaching; this book provides a counternarrative on urban music education that encourages urban music teachers to focus on the strengths of their students as their primary resource.Through a combination of research-based strategies and practical suggestions from the authors own experience teaching music in urban settings; the book highlights important issues for teachers to consider; such as culturally relevant pedagogy; the "opportunity gap;" race; ethnicity; socioeconomic status; musical content; curricular change; music program development; student motivation; and strategies for finding inspiration and support.Throughout the book; the stories of five highly successful urban music teachers are highlighted; providing practical; real-world advice for music teachers across the domains of general; choral; band; and string music teaching. Recognizing that the term "urban" can encompass a wide variety of different school and community settings; this book challenges all teachers who work in under-served and under-resourced settings to take a critical look at their own music classroom and work to tailor their pedagogy to meet the particular needs of their students.