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etc. These will not necessarily be the same experiences, but they will provide a new dimension to build upon their previous ensemble experience. Students have the creative insight to configure these sce- narios, based on what they select or create as repertoire. It is our level of enthusiasm and organization that will determine the success of the experience for the students.
Respond
EQ: How do we discern musical creators’ and performers’ expressive intent? How do we judge the quality of musical work(s) and performance(s)? Envision the re- sponse from students as they explore and discuss the quality of the music shared with others in the class. Artistic preference and justification of opinions for any style of music on the table is always an excit- ing time! This is what we live for – active discussions, stimulating thoughts and hav- ing respect for each other’s preferences. Socrates would have loved this artistic process!
Connect
EQ: How do musicians make meaningful connections to creating, performing and responding? How do the other arts, other disciplines, contexts, and daily life inform creating, performing and responding to music? This is the heart of how we ad- dress Social Emotional Learning for our students, for it is connecting with their daily lives – their loss of community, their anxiety of the unknown, their voice need- ing to be heard. What will be the meaning- ful connections that students make this year through their musical experiences in our music classes? For some it will be the new music they are inspired to create. For others, it will be the musical styles explored and to which the students gravi- tate that release the feelings of their soul. And for many it will be the joy of finding different opportunities to perform music and continuing their sense of community and belonging.
The inclusion of technology in the fa- cilitation of instruction opens even more options to musical creating, performing, reproducing, responding and connecting. The Technology section of the WMEA Music Standards provides an additional level of guidance and support for educa- tors and students.
The late civil rights leader and Congress- man John Lewis stated to a group of music educators, “Without music… the civil rights movement would have been like a bird without wings.” May you provide the inspiration for all your students to take flight.
Christine Hayes is the WMEA Standards Com- mittee chair and teaches K-5 general music and choir at Lincoln Elementary in the Whitewater Unified School District. Email:
chayes@wwusd.org
Wisconsin School Musician
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