Sustaining Sounds In North America

Download or read book Sustaining Sounds in North America written by Christiana Usenza and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through close examination of three cases where music teachers integrate local music traditions into their K-12 classrooms, this qualitative, ethnographic, multiple-case study aims to uncover how Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy (CSP) can be formally applied to music education. The three cases include a middle school brass band in New Orleans, a high school mariachi ensemble in Texas, and a high school Native American Song and Dance class in Oklahoma. The teachers' unique and creative approaches to teaching local music align with CSP because they teach and sustain music from communities of color that the American educational system has historically marginalized, and they work to instill student pride in their cultural heritage. The three music programs successfully create well-rounded musicians, help expand cultural music education in nearby schools, build a community-school relationship, expand student career opportunities, and showcase their culture, music, and languages on a local and national scale.