The Evolving Nature of Music Pedagogy
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Similar to the evolution of jazz education witnessed in its nascent stages during the early days of the 1950s through the establishment of jazz as a cornerstone of contemporary music education through the 1970s and 1980s, so too is education in popular music and its pedagogy moving from the fringe to the mainstream. Noting that we as music educators continue to strive to establish broader and wider reaches that enable us to find, engage, and cultivate student, faculty, and audience relationships, it may be prudent for us to consider whether and how we might include in our classrooms, rehearsal rooms, studios, and stages musics of our past, our time, and of our future. To support such initiatives in the short- and long-term, the development of pedagogical approaches that embrace various musics and ways of training music educators must be considered and revisited with some regularity. As our landscape continues to evolve, it is imperative that the training of music educators remains relevant and effective, particularly as we strive to reach and engage PK-12 students who hold interest in music study, but to date have not been successful in navigating barriers that may prevent them from participating in music in their schools, or in establishing pathways to collegiate study and degree completion in music education.
