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Hi all,

I have created a collaborative mind map of our Abuse/Discipline music video project. Go to http://www.bubbl.us. Login with the username: isumus393 and the password: sycamores. There you will be able to click on the Abuse/Discipline map and add to it. Please take a look at this over the weekend and add whatever you want to it. It's pretty easy to edit.

Over the weekend start thinking about lyrics and melodies... come to class on Tuesday ready to share t… Continue

Please read the following article and be ready to discuss it at our next class on Tuesday morning.

Finney, J. (2003). From resentment to enchantment: What a class of thirteen year olds and their music teacher tell us about a musical education. International Journal of Education and the Arts, 4(6).

As you read this article, think about what music education means to these students. Also, what do you think about the British sy… Continue

In this class we will be spending time planning and teaching lessons designed for general & non-traditional music classes at the middle and high school levels. This semester we have a large enrollment and managing field placements and peer-teaching will be quite a challenge. But, I'm going to do my best to make it all work.

I will be posting the syllabus for MUS 393 on this site shortly, so please check back and download it.

You will need to purchase one book for this clas… Continue