Course code:

ED2013

Level:

IM - Introductory/Intermediate

Class size limit:

15

Typically offered:

Upon occasion

Music has been a powerful component of human ecology since time immemorial. It can carry our stories, express our values, communicate aspects of our individual and communal identities, and help us understand those of others. Consequently, the ways that music has been transmitted across generations have had profound impacts on the course of humanity. Understanding how and why music is taught and learned is, therefore, crucial to understanding human ecology. Using transdisciplinary resources from social studies, musicology, education studies, neuroscience, and more, this course will explore how people learn music, what people learn through music, and how musical teaching practices can reflect and shape the cultural identities of individual learners and their communities. In addition to taking part in seminars centered around multimedia course materials, students in this course will observe and engage in music teaching and learning experiences–both formal and informal. Assessment of student work will include participation in class discussions and musical experiences, a report on music education practices in a chosen cultural context, reflective journals on a multi-week music teaching or learning practice, and a demonstration lesson that uses music in some way. All musical interests and levels of musicianship (including novices) are welcome in this course.

Prerequisites:

None.

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