Posted in Music Industry, Music Education, Contemporary culture on July 28th, 2006 No Comments »
For those readers interested in addressing issues of misogyny and homophobia in popular music, specifically in the world of hip hop consider taking a look at the new documentary “Beyond Beats and Rhymes: Masculinity in Hip Hop Culture.” The documentary by Byron Hurt takes a look at hip hop culture and the music industry […]
Posted in Music Industry, Music Education, Contemporary culture on May 21st, 2006 9 Comments »
The American Idol and music education story didn’t make it on air tonight but did make it online.
You can see some of my students responding to questions about the contestents’ performances and what the judges were saying. You can also see how 2nd graders in a school in PA use American Idol in their classroom […]
Posted in Music Industry, Music Education, Contemporary culture on March 10th, 2006 1 Comment »
A recent article in the Christian Science Monitor looked at some perspectives of how American Idol has impacted music classrooms. It was interesting to read some of the quotes by various music teachers, though it seemed to focus mostly on the performance aspect of music education and the show. I posted my response to some […]
Posted in Music Industry, Music Education, Contemporary culture on February 22nd, 2006 5 Comments »
The recent International Association for the Study of Popular Music conference gave me a lot to think about. I will discuss some specific issues that were addressed at the conference in the next few days. The overarching feeling I had leaving the conference was that our field really does need to make more connections with […]