In our own School of Music at Louisiana State University, a large-scale reform of the undergraduate curriculum led us to ponder what, exactly, we hoped first-year music majors would learn from an introductory course taught by musicology faculty.
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A New Paradigm for Music Appreciation: Introducing THE CURIOUS LISTENER
Larry Hamberlin is professor emeritus of music at Middlebury College, where he taught courses in music appreciation, Western classical music, American music, jazz, and popular music. His books include Tin Pan Opera and, with Richard Crawford, An Introduction to America’s Music. Larry HamberlinImage Credit: Francine Hamberlin Nearly everyone intuits that music is more than just pretty sounds. …
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Gathering Many Voices: Our Inclusive-Canon Approach to the Introductory Music Textbook
Kristine Forney (emerita, California State University, Long Beach) and Andrew Dell'Antonio (The University of Texas at Austin) are coauthors of The Enjoyment of Music and have taught courses in music appreciation, history, and theory. Here they describe the process of expanding the repertoire and canon in the newest edition of The Enjoyment of Music. Andrew …
Creating a More Inclusive Music Theory Repertoire: What We Learned
Betsy Marvin (Eastman School of Music) and Jane Clendinning (Florida State University College of Music) are coauthors of The Musician's Guide to Theory and Analysis. In their classrooms they strive to create a diverse music theory curriculum by including pieces by women and people of color. Here they describe the process of incorporating diverse pieces …
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Celebrating Women Composers in the Classroom
Norton Music's Assistant Editor, Julie Kocsis, put together a playlist based on Professor Rachel Lusden’s essay in The Norton Field Guide to Teaching Music Theory. In her essay, Lumsden calls for a more diverse and inclusive repertoire in the music classroom, and it’s our hope that this playlist helps you get started. In her essay in The …
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