comprehensive musicianship through


performance Add to that:


• What will they need to grow (build capacity)?


• What will help them consider their own perspectives as well as others’?


• What will increase their musical and intellectual access?


• How adept are they at exploring the “unfamiliar”?


• How open are they to the needs, feelings and opinions of others?


After asking these kinds of questions, you can also consider describing the wider com- munity (neighborhood, town, etc.) in which your school is situated. Are there particular features of that community that affect stu- dents’ lived experiences? Think about the school’s student body and overall culture of norms, beliefs and behaviors. Our goal in placing students at the center of our planning is to provide experiences that both match what students are familiar and comfortable with, but also to move them to connect with ideas and experiences that are new and pos- sibly even uncomfortable.


Knowing the educational climate is on high alert to support students as they experience the world today, there is a way to use CMP to help you plan for those student needs. Please consider attending either a winter or summer CMP workshop in the future. This evolving and vibrant professional development may just keep YOU evolving and vibrant in your teaching. That’s a big win for your students. Watch the pages of this publication or wmeamusic.org for dates and locations.


Patty Schlafer is a retired music teacher from Mount Horeb. She has been involved with the Wisconsin CMP Project for almost as long as the project has existed and is currently chair of the CMP Committee.


Email: schlaferpatty@gmail.com UWLAX.EDU/MUSIC Wisconsin School Musician 23


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