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Urban Music Education: A Practical Guide for Teachers
Kate Fitzpatrick-Harnish
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Description for Urban Music Education: A Practical Guide for Teachers
Paperback. Through the lens of contextually-specific teaching, this book provides a counternarrative on urban music education that encourages urban music teachers to focus on the strengths of their students as their primary resource. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AV; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
The prevailing discourse surrounding urban music education suggests the deficit-laden notion that urban school settings are less than, rather than different than, their counterparts. Through the lens of contextually-specific teaching, this book provides a counternarrative on urban music education that encourages urban music teachers to focus on the strengths of their students as their primary resource. Through a combination of research-based strategies and practical suggestions from the author's own experience teaching music in urban settings, the book highlights important issues for teachers to consider, such as culturally relevant pedagogy, the opportunity gap, race, ... Read more
The prevailing discourse surrounding urban music education suggests the deficit-laden notion that urban school settings are less than, rather than different than, their counterparts. Through the lens of contextually-specific teaching, this book provides a counternarrative on urban music education that encourages urban music teachers to focus on the strengths of their students as their primary resource. Through a combination of research-based strategies and practical suggestions from the author's own experience teaching music in urban settings, the book highlights important issues for teachers to consider, such as culturally relevant pedagogy, the opportunity gap, race, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
246g
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199778577
SKU
V9780199778577
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About Kate Fitzpatrick-Harnish
Kate Fitzpatrick-Harnish, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Music Education at the University of Michigan. She has published and presented nationally and internationally on the topic of urban music education. An avid supporter of public school music programs, Fitzpatrick-Harnish is the former director of instrumental music at Northland High School in Columbus, Ohio, where she directed the district's largest band and ... Read more
Reviews for Urban Music Education: A Practical Guide for Teachers
This inspiring, practical volume is a must for those who teach music education.
V. S. Xenakis, CHOICE
...[A] real and helpful guidance for teaching music in urban schools. Her insights are so valuable because they reflect a genuine respect for students and their families. Her experience teaching urban kids is evident in her commitment to bringing out their ... Read more
V. S. Xenakis, CHOICE
...[A] real and helpful guidance for teaching music in urban schools. Her insights are so valuable because they reflect a genuine respect for students and their families. Her experience teaching urban kids is evident in her commitment to bringing out their ... Read more