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WMEA Standards Shine a Light in Uncertain Times
Christine Hayes, WMEA State Chair, State Standards Committee
“How can I think about the WMEA Music Standards at a time when my teaching keeps flip- ping from F2F to virtual to Hybrid and back?” Music/ arts education advo- cate, Bob Morrison,
stated in a poignant presentation that “we must change the how of our teaching but not the why.” Perhaps this statement should be tempered to “We must change how we deliver our instruction as well as change what aspect of our curriculum we focus upon and what student needs should be addressed.” Then the question becomes, “How do we get there?”
THIS IS OUR TIME – SEIZE IT!
In a COVID-19 world, focused on what is now missing from our lives and what can no longer be done, we as music educators are equipped with resources to view our teaching experiences not as a time of loss, but one filled with new opportunities.
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The WMEA Music Standards provide a foundation, a resource for teachers to delve into new student options and student driven instruction. Restricting one aspect of the music curriculum provides a more open slate to explore other components of the standards and engage the imagination as to where those paths may lead. This is the time to lead our students through an inquiry process provided in the standards – challenging them to take charge of their direction by responding to essential ques- tions of the art form.
Our priority remains as it has always been, the Social Emotional Learning of every student. This is what we do as music/arts educators every single time we interact with a student. We have the opportunity to both help students as we always have and solidify our claim of equal academic standing. It is by purposefully approach- ing our new teaching environment reality with an eye on the standards, particularly the Essential Questions (EQ) embedded within each artistic process and anchor standard, that this will be achieved. Where do these questions lead you in each of these processes?
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EQ: How do musicians generate creative ideas? How do musicians improve the quality of their creative work? We have never had a better opportunity to use this artistic process as a guide for the music education we offer our students. The op- portunities in composition and improvisa- tion are literally endless. I believe one key factor that has helped me is to be certain to select a learning unit/project that allows the student to create and explore without formal assessment - allowing students to be inspired by the events and emotions of their lives. If ever there has been a time where we need to guide our students to a path to expression, this is it. It doesn’t have to be random. An educator is masterful at guiding without impeding.
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EQ: How do performers select repertoire? How does understanding the structure and context of musical works inform per- formance? – How do musicians improve the quality of their performance? We are unable to perform in the manner to which we are accustomed. As creative educa- tors, it is upon us to again find ways that allow our students to participate. This is what they love to do and why they are in our ensembles/classrooms. Currently, the technology available to us does not fully meet the needs of our students in regard to group real-time performance, via the Internet. One option is to tie the perfor- mance standards with the create standards so that students may work in pairs, trios,
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