Teaching Popular Music in the Classroom
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- Public/Government Institute
Teaching Popular Music in the Classroom at Coursera Overview
Duration | 8 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Intermediate |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Teaching Popular Music in the Classroom at Coursera Highlights
- Shareable Certificate Earn a Certificate upon completion
- 100% online Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
- Course 1 of 4 in the Music Education for Teachers Specialization
- Flexible deadlines Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
- Intermediate Level
- Approx. 8 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: English
Teaching Popular Music in the Classroom at Coursera Course details
- 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.
- Students in the course will refine their own pedagogical skills, applying principles of contemporary music instruction. Content and approaches are intended for secondary music programs, but can be adapted for elementary grade levels. All lessons are based in core standards for music education with recommendations for assessments.
Teaching Popular Music in the Classroom at Coursera Curriculum
Welcome to Teaching Popular Music!
Welcome!
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What Are Your Goals?
Establishing a Common Language
What You'll Learn in Lesson 1
Introduction to Improvisation
Tuning the Ears
Modeling Conversations Through Sound
Cultural Contexts
Cultural Contexts Continued
Select and Interpret
Launching Your Web-based Tool Box
Student Ensemble Disclaimer
Join Your Study Group
How to Launch Your Web-Based Tool-Box
Call and Response: Conversations Through Sound
SELF-ASSESSMENT: Lesson 1 Tool-Box
Songwriting
What You'll Learn in Lesson 2
Basic Principles and Techniques of Songwriting
Awareness
Incorporating Technology
Suggested Objectives and Student Assessments
Web-Based Tool-Box
Join Your Study Group
Songwriting
SELF-ASSESSMENT: Lesson 2 Tool-Box
Arranging Music with Interactive Media Tools
What You'll Learn in Lesson 3
Engaging and Empowering Students
Integrating Instruments with Tracks
Suggested Objectives and Student Assessments
Web-Based Tool-Box
Join Your Study Group
Technology and Arrangement
SELF-ASSESSMENT: Lesson 3 Tool-Box
Making the Band: From Modeling to Informal Learning
What You'll Learn in Lesson 4
Establishing Small Ensembles
Instructional Approaches
Informal Learning Practices
Modeling Instructional Approaches
Modeling Instructional Approaches Continued
Social Emotional Learning
Suggested Objectives and Student Assessments
Final Project Overview
Course Wrap-Up
Join Your Study Group
Making the Band
Our Common Language
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