2024 World Music Pedagogy Courses
The World Music Pedagogy course weaves together experiences in music, cultural meaning, and culturally sensitive pedagogical strategies, and provides for active listening episodes leading to participatory, performative, and creative musical experiences—all tailored to fit learners of various ages and experiences. The course emphasizes the teaching of global-local music for intercultural understanding, and attends to culturally relevant pedagogy as it pertains to music education practices. Featured resources in the course are selections from the reserves of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings and the World Music Pedagogy series of books/recording links, all directed to the ways of knowing the world of music, in music, and through music. All are welcome, including music educators, all-subject educators, artist-musicians, applied ethnomusicologists, curricular designers, community organizers, and all who are seeking further insights on musical-cultural diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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Smithsonian Folkways Certificate Courses in World Music Pedagogy
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MTIIS-Music Teachers in International Schools: Accent on Asia-Pacific Cultures
Online Course
Dates: May (8 sessions), 6:00-8:00PM (GMT+8)
Location: Online, Delivered by Zoom
Course Faculty:- Jennifer Walden
- Chris Koelma
- Invited guest artists and teachers
Description:
This series of workshops, seminars, and discussions examines cultural diversification in music programs, resources, and methodologies. With the inclusion of Smithsonian Folkways' extensive recordings and Learning Pathways, plus ethnomusicologists, educators, traditional artists, and culture-bearers, participants will gather to learn ways to deliver inclusive, culture-rich programs that nurture students as global citizens. Addressing the growing number of teachers working in international schools, sessions will investigate learning from and bringing in local artists from school’s host countries. Sessions will also include structuring lessons through the 5 World Music Pedagogy Dimensions. Song, dance, and instrumental performance will be featured by musicians and educators experienced in student engagement. Issues of race, equity, social activism, and sensitivity to host country norms will be discussed from the standpoint of how we talk about music and deliver musical experiences to general, instrumental, and vocal classes. Participants will receive a certificate from the Smithsonian Institution in World Music Pedagogy.For details of the course content and registration, click here or contact Dr. Jennifer Walden at waldenj429@gmail.com.
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University of St. Thomas
Onsite Course
Dates: June 24th–28th
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
Course Director: Karen Howard
Description:
A diverse range of media and repertoire are explored in this week-long, in-person intensive with the goal of building confidence and skills in diversifying music teaching and learning experiences. Attention will be given to the sociocultural and sociohistorical contexts of the music cultures. This is achieved through the performance of songs, dance, instrumental music, and discussions of constructs related to creating anti-biased environments and dispositions. Participants will be guided through recordings and curricular materials from the Smithsonian Folkways archives and experiences with culture bearers and teaching artists that fit the needs of students in knowing music (and knowing culture through music). Musical experiences will be tailored for use at various levels, including in classes for K–12 setting, community music, and higher education. Enrolled participants will join together to share particular means of teaching diverse musics, and will receive a certificate from the Smithsonian Institution in World Music Pedagogy. Optional 3 Graduate Credits or PD hours available.Course Faculty Include::- Dr. Pat O'Keefe: Brazilian Samba and Batucada
- Dr. Patricia Shehan Campbell: World Music Pedagogy
- Dr. Karen Howard: Equity in Music Education, Avoiding Cultural Appropriation, Tahitian Music, Wagogo music of Tanzania, and more
- Dr. Jen Mellizo: Smithsonian Folkways Learning Pathways
- Tim O’Keefe: Introduction to Arabic Music
- Siama Matazungidi and Dallas Johnson: Music from the Congo
- Jasmine Fripp: Hip Hop in Choral Ensembles
- Fode Bangoura: Djembe from Guinea
- Joko Sutrisno: Javanese Gamelan, Indonesia
- Maryan Ali and Becca Buck: Somali Songs and Games
For more information, please contact Dr. Karen Howard at karen.howard@stthomas.edu.
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WMP: Teaching Music/Teaching Culture
Online Webinar
Dates: July 8th–10th
Location: Online, Delivered by Zoom
Description:
Year #16 of this WMP course, with *16* experienced artist-musicians, culture-bearing teachers and ethnomusicologists! Audio, video, print, electronic, and human resources are sampled with the aim of developing ways to teach music of the world’s cultures. Attention is given to learning about people-and-cultures through songs, movement and dance experiences, instrumental music, and “storying”. Participants are guided through recordings and resources from the archives of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings that fit the needs of students in knowing music (and knowing culture through music). Musical experiences are tailored for use at various levels, including in classes for children, youth, and adults in university and community settings, with occasional small group sessions to decipher and discuss applications for particular teaching contexts and aims. Enrolled participants received certificates of accomplishment from the Smithsonian Institution that certifies their specialized study in World Music Pedagogy. PD hours available.Course Faculty Include::- David Aarons: Music of the Caribbean
- Kofi Anang: Ga Music of Ghana
- Loneka Battiste: The Black [African American] Aesthetic
- Patricia Shehan Campbell: Pedagogy
- Juliana Cantarelli Vita: Brazilian Maracatu
- Will Coppola: WMP in Instrumental Settings
- Ke Guo: Chinese Traditional Music
- Tina Hunyh: Vietnamese Children’s Songs and Traditions
- John A. Lopez: Afro-Cuban Rhythms
- Connie McKoy: Culturally Responsive Teaching
- Hideaki Onishi and Pamela Costes-Onishi: Filipino Kulintang
- John-Carlos Perea: American Indian Powwow Music
- Amanda C. Soto: Conjunto, Social Justice
- Dina Tragesar: Vocal/Choral Music of the Balkans
- Sebastian Wang: Korean Samulnori Percussion
For further information click here or email Dr. Amanda C. Soto (asoto@txstate.edu) or Dr. Patricia Shehan Campbell (pcamp@uw.edu).