http://collective.musiced.net/2006/02/13/sharing-student-popular-music-online/ A Music Education Blog Collective Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:41:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.1 http://collective.musiced.net/2006/02/13/sharing-student-popular-music-online/#comment-65 A Music Education Blog Collective » Let’s Be Creative Tue, 04 Apr 2006 23:39:19 +0000 http://collective.musiced.net/2006/02/13/sharing-student-popular-music-online/#comment-65 [...] There is an interesting comment on Melissa’s post regarding sharing student popular music online. Mallory writes “I really wish that all schools had the ability and time to look into children’s music. It was give the children a chance to express themselves individually, and then maybe more students would enjoy music, and the programs in high school would increase.” I found Mallory’s optimism refreshing. I too hope that we can create spaces for students to engage music in a way that creates authentic musical experiences. I agree that attention needs to be paid to creativity. Can we find new ways of engaging music creatively with our students? Evan and I have discussed ways in which technology might play a role in facilitating the creative process. However, each time I work with students in composition projects (I work with 6th graders after-school) I find myself with a lack of viable pedagogies. I’d love to hear of your successes in student composition projects! Has anyone tried incorporating compositional processes into instrumental programs or large ensembles? [...] […] There is an interesting comment on Melissa’s post regarding sharing student popular music online. Mallory writes “I really wish that all schools had the ability and time to look into children’s music. It was give the children a chance to express themselves individually, and then maybe more students would enjoy music, and the programs in high school would increase.” I found Mallory’s optimism refreshing. I too hope that we can create spaces for students to engage music in a way that creates authentic musical experiences. I agree that attention needs to be paid to creativity. Can we find new ways of engaging music creatively with our students? Evan and I have discussed ways in which technology might play a role in facilitating the creative process. However, each time I work with students in composition projects (I work with 6th graders after-school) I find myself with a lack of viable pedagogies. I’d love to hear of your successes in student composition projects! Has anyone tried incorporating compositional processes into instrumental programs or large ensembles? […]

]]> http://collective.musiced.net/2006/02/13/sharing-student-popular-music-online/#comment-63 Mallory Tue, 04 Apr 2006 21:43:05 +0000 http://collective.musiced.net/2006/02/13/sharing-student-popular-music-online/#comment-63 I really wish that all schools had the ability and time to look into children's music. It was give the children a chance to express themselves individually, and then maybe more students would enjoy music, and the programs in high school would increase. In my senior year of high school, my music theory class, all last quarter my teacher had each of us compose a song, using whatever instruments we wanted. At the end we would perform it to the class. My whole class really enjoyed this, because it gave all of us a chance to use our own talents, that we could also put our name on it. I really wish that all schools had the ability and time to look into children’s music. It was give the children a chance to express themselves individually, and then maybe more students would enjoy music, and the programs in high school would increase. In my senior year of high school, my music theory class, all last quarter my teacher had each of us compose a song, using whatever instruments we wanted. At the end we would perform it to the class. My whole class really enjoyed this, because it gave all of us a chance to use our own talents, that we could also put our name on it.

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