Episode 4 - Rote Songs: What They're Good For, and Why They Aren't Enough
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Episode 3 - Can We (Should We) Teach Our Students to Love Music?
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Episode 2 - Why Children Need Music Education
1. Children learn to understand expressive elements (articulation, tempo, dynamics, balance, and phrasing) in pieces of music that have moved listeners for generations. 2. Children learn to understand musical structure. 3. Children learn that music is not a byproduct of culture or an addendum to history. 4. Children learn the joy that comes from creating, improvising, and composing music.5. Children learn that performance is a creative act, and not the recreation of a teacher’s orders. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ericmbluestine.substack.com
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Episode 1 - A Note To My Music Teacher Colleagues
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