SKU: GI.G-10770
Conversation and
Critique. Composed by
Frank Abrahams. Music
Education. 352 pages. GIA
Publications #10770.
Published by GIA
Publications
(GI.G-10770).
ISBN
9781622777198.
Cont
ributing Authors: Jocelyn
Armes, Cara Faith
Bernard, Ian Cicco, Lisa
Crawford, Christine
D’Alexander, Libby
Gopal, Ethan Hein, Steve
Holley, Tina Huynh,
Ronald Juzeler, Michele
Kaschub, Elizabeth S.
Palmer, Marissa
Silverman, Jason Vodicka,
G. Preston Wilson School
education in all
disciplines is changing.
School
teachers—including
music
educators—now need
to be aware of a wide
range of issues,
including social justice,
cultural responsiveness,
integrating technology,
composition and
improvisation, critical
thinking, social and
emotional learning, and
how to foster a community
of practice. How do music
educators best understand
the hot-button issues of
today—culture
wars, critical race
theory, and much
more—and at the
same time create positive
and proactive musical
experiences for their
students? In A Music
Pedagogy for Our Time,
Frank Abrahams and his
colleagues offer
solutions. The authors
provide a framework so
music teachers can both
be aware of these issues
and create supportive
opportunities for
students to
learn—without
compromising the goals
that have been and will
continue to be the
foundation of school
music programs. Each
chapter in this book
focuses on a topic that
defines a problem and
then poses potential
solutions. This ambitious
book advocates for
critical pedagogy,
reciprocal teaching, and
popular music pedagogy,
and provides templates to
develop lessons and
rehearsals that are
meaningful and
significant to students
in the twenty-first
century. Frank Abrahams
is Associate Dean
(retired) and Professor
of Music Education
(emeritus) at Westminster
Choir College of Rider
University.
