December 2009
17 posts
Sociology for Music Teachers CH 2
Silky Carter
Sociology for Music Teachers CH 2
How do institutional objectives clash with ‘real’ objectives in schooling today? Why would one call schools a bureaucracy? How have you deal with hierarchy inside bureaucracies?
The Hierarchy of the Department of Education has many layers. There are many divisions to consider; local, state, and federal, the teacher, (vice) principal,...
Bachelors of Music in Education vs Bachelors of...
One of the things covered in our Skype chat with Hidegard Froelich was the difference between the education at schools who offer a degree in Education with a specialization in music, as opposed to schools that offer a degree in Music with a specialization in education. The former focuses primarily on making someone a teacher, and the second focuses on making someone a true musician and performer,...
Yet another Post- reflection
Silky Carter Dated…Reflection
So I was doing some intense thinking and of course it was about this course, other classes, and where all of this will lead me. The truth is it frightens me because the world around me is ever changing, and I don’t know what the future holds. It’s easy to say, I’ll work my ass off, get into Grad school then start teaching but then I’d be...
Lesson Plan Block 10,11,12 Questions and...
Lesson Silky Carter, Westminster Choir College of Rider University
(Do you see what I see, Do you think what I think)
Materials: Computer with internet access, projector connected to computer, Various Arts and Crafts materials, various creative objects that could be used for props
This lesson can be applied to grades 7th- 10th
Objective: Students will be able to ascertain difficulties in...
Silky Carter old post, Block 4,5,6
Accountability and Fear This concept of accountability reminds me of responsibility. Not responsibility or accountability as in taking out the garbage but accountability as in being in total awareness of your mind, body, and actions. Similar to a concept Dr. Jordan describes about body mapping and conducting. A conductor must be aware of everything that he or she is doing and attempting to...
What Can Music do for Me? Chapter 3 Tia deNora
-Lili Koblentz
This blog on the third chapter of Tia deNora relates to my previous blog on chapter 5. In my previous blog, I introduced the major project of the music class where I am completing my Secondary Praxis course. Students were asked ‘What does music do for me?’ Where the fifth chapter deals with a large scale things, like social organization, the third chapter deals with...
DeNora Ch 3
Victoria Neil
12.1.09
MAKE-UP essay
Chapter 3 DeNora
Music is often referred to as a “need”; the women interviewed in this chapter need to settle down, they need to set a mood, or they need to send a message. Often the statement is “what they need or needed”. For example, many say that they would not listen to something upbeat late at night because it is not what they needed,...
Tia Denora: Music as a Device of Social Ordering
Deidre Sheehan
Dr. Schmidt
Critical Pedagogy III
3 December 2009
Tia DeNora: Music as a Device of Social Ordering
Something I was drawn to in Tia DeNora’s article “Music as a Device of Social Ordering” was the data about music used strategically for retail and other such environments. As the use of technology in our society increases, music can be used to market products on TV, in stores, on...
Tia DeNora
Silky Carter
CPIII 12/3/09
Dr. Schmidt
Tia DeNora
Music as technology of self and Music as a Device of Social Ordering is very elusive yet lucid, in that it illustrates how important music is, and how we as musicians, teachers, and regular listeners sometimes take the power of music for granted. We do not understand it but music is truly a part of what makes us who we are. Music can shape and...
Music on a regular
While we use our class discussions to speak about music and the power it has on people on an everyday basis, I can’t help but wonder “how on earth we as music teachers will teach music?” It’s no surprise that the modern world is light years ahead of its game. Not only with technology but with music as well. There are so many new and different types of genres that it makes...
Arts for Social Change Org. →
Imagine social change. →
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Expensive wine.
While reading the fifth chapter of Tia DeNora’s Music in Everyday Life, one particular anecdote really shocked me - perhaps without warrant. It was in the section concerning music in a retail context and presented a study that found people would buy more expensive wine and liquor items when “classical” music was playing in the store. This was just one example of the profound psychological, social...
Some Links That I Should Have Posted With My Blog
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=6&ved=0CBkQFjAF&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.loe.org%2Fshows%2Fsegments.htm%3FprogramID%3D08-P13-00017%26segmentID%3D6&ei=zAkUS__ND5W7lAeqyeWVBA&usg=AFQjCNHhPEpo0zRc22BdVsII56_AWl7vWg&sig2=MG9iARqiVjjQTCtuRwdppQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZXYGIXbN8A
http://www.massukos.com/index.html
http://www.myspace.com/massukos
The Utility of Music
Chapter 5 of Tia deNora’s work parallels quite fortuitously with the topics were are covering in the 6th grade general music classes at John Witherspoon Middle School, where I am completing my Secondary Praxis course. In the classes, we are discussing questions like ‘What can music do for me,’ eventually leading to ‘What can music do for the world.’ The article...
Mirror or Manipulator?
Hannah De Los Reyes Music can be a reflection of our thoughts and an expression of our emotions. We often choose to listen to music that fits and even enhances our mood. For many people today, there seems to be a playlist for every occasion. I recall one example of this when my sister replayed a mix CD of breakup songs over and over while trying to get over her ex-boyfriend. The music seemed to...