Calling All Educators!
Adding music to all aspects of a curriculum is a way to inspire students AND bring music to schools. Whether a school has a music program, or whether it does not, the addition of music concepts to the teaching of other subjects will bring more music into kids’ lives.
The Spirit of Harmony Foundation encourages educators to think outside the box. Perhaps try adding a music component to “non-music” subjects, or integrate music in culturally inclusive ways, or even adding a music repair component to the school’s curriculum.
Some examples and ideas:
- Here is helpful information about teaching basic instrument repair: National Association of Professional Band Instrument Repair Techs
- If you are interested in considering the idea of instrument repair as vocational training AND music education advocacy, please check out this documentary.
- Teachrock.org specializes in fully developed free lesson plans that integrate history, popular music, and cultural studies
- The Les Paul Foundation offers some excellent free lesson plans and resources: www.les-paul.com
- For culturally responsive and inclusive music education resources, visit the Music Inclusion Hub
- Please also visit Creative Concepts in Music for some wonderful ideas!
- Roots of American Music, added a musical component to a lesson on Civil Rights in a very creative way: