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- Title
A Drum, a Gong, and a Lion: Three Decades of Culturally Diverse Music Education in International and Canadian Schools.
- Authors
Walden, Jennifer M.
- Abstract
This paper is an autoethnographical exploration of the development of a culturally diverse music program over the course of 30 years. It describes a journey beginning with a Eurocentric music education training program at university and the subsequent experiences that inculcated changes in perspective, beliefs, methods, and pedagogy. It is based on first hand encounters with diverse music cultures while concurrently teaching music in international schools in eight different countries. The article traces the development of philosophical perspectives and methodological observations as the author progresses from beginning music teacher to educator promoting engagement in culturally diverse music. With focus specifically on Chinese music and the Chinese lion dance, it looks at experiences with changing student populations and host countries, curricular integration, interdisciplinary approaches, contextual considerations, cross-cultural fusion, and development of engaged diverse music pedagogy. Aspects such as time periods and corresponding research on educational practice are considered, culminating in a reflective conclusion of how early experiences with Chinese music have prevailed as a popular genre, across cultures and ages in international and Canadian schools.
- Subjects
DRUMS (Musical instruments); GONG; MUSIC education; LIONS; SCHOOLS
- Publication
Journal of Chinese Ritual, Theatre & Folklore / Mínsú Qǔyì, 2019, Issue 203, p35
- ISSN
1025-1383
- Publication type
Article