Urban Music Education: A Practical Guide for Teachers

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Foreword
Preface
Chapter 1: Urban music teaching: A Counternarrative
Chapter 2: Understanding our Students
Chapter 3: Culturally Relevant Music Teaching: An Introduction
Chapter 4: Making Music
Chapter 5: Contextually Specific Music Teaching: Setting your own Definition of Success
Chapter 6: Common Issues of Interest for Urban Music Teachers
Chapter 7: Finding Support and Inspiration
References
Index

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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 author's 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 5 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.

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This inspiring, practical volume is a must for those who teach music education

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