Urban music education : a practical guide for teachers
Fitzpatrick-Harnish, KateAuthor
Fitzpatrick-Harnish, Kate.Author
The prevailing discourse surrounding urban music education suggests the deficit-laden notion that urban school settings are 'less than' rather than 'different from' their counterparts. Through the lens of contextually specific teaching, this book provides a counternarrative on urban music education that encourages urban music teachers to focus on the strengths of their students as their primary resource.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The prevailing discourse surrounding urban music education suggests the deficit-laden notion that urban school settings are 'less than' rather than 'different from' their counterparts. Through the lens of contextually specific teaching, this book provides a counternarrative on urban music education that encourages urban music teachers to focus on the strengths of their students as their primary resource.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 24, 2015).
Music
Education, Urban
Music
Music, Dance, Drama & Film
Music Instruction & Study