Saturday, June 30, 2012

The Tipping Point

In this blog the author discusses the subject matter and implications in the article Music Education at the Tipping Point by John Kratus.  Kratus takes the viewpoint that music education is in a decline, in a crisis of sorts, and links this to the disparity between "In-School" music (art music) and "Out-of-School" music (popular music).

Discussion of "Music Education at the Tipping Point" article

Learning from Popular Musicians

Professor Lucy Green is one of the leading experts on informal learning approaches within the context of traditional settings and the use of popular music in the music classroom.  In this interview she gives a brief synopsis of her philosophy on this topic.

Interview with Professor Lucy Green-"What Can Teachers Learn from Popular Musicians?"