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Nonwestern Music and Decolonial Pedagogy in the Music Theory Classroom
Get PDFMany scholars have called for North American music theory curricula to include music beyond the western classical canon. First, I show the benefit of situating such discussions within the “decolonial option” (Mignolo 2011). Then, I offer decolonial pedagogical techniques for integrating nonwestern music into the theory classroom. Drawing on Mohanty (2003) and Hess (2015), I explore three curricular models in which “Other” subject material is engaged. I then adapt the models to the music theory classroom, showing three vignettes centering around music for the Chinese guzheng. Decolonial pedagogy aligns most with the Comparative Musics Model in which all musics are understood relationally. The other two models are more tokenistic, yet easier to implement. I conclude by offering decolonial pedagogical strategies derived from the Comparative Musics Model and from recent anti-oppression music scholarship (Attas 2019, Chavannes and Ryan 2018/2022, Hisama 2018, Kim 2021, Lumsden 2018, Reed 2021) that can guide ethical and nonviolent musical engagement in music theory classrooms
A Critical Review of Current Aural Skill Materials and Pedagogical Practices
Get PDFEditors’ Note: Many books and software programs are discussed in the following article, and these materials are listed in four examples in the article: Example 2 shows books focused on listening skills alone along with those that integrate listening and sight singing; the four books presented in Example 4 include aural skills along with other topics; Example 5 covers anthologies of melodies and rhythms; and Example 7 lists aural skills software.
Included are some supplemental files that are a set of discussions among the authors that grew out of their collaboration on this article. In these videos, titled Five Conversations about Aural Skills: Present and Future,” the authors talk with one another and with Melissa Hoag, the reviews editor of JMTP, about aural skills pedagogy as it currently stands and offer ideas about its future.
These videos are also available on YouTube here
Introduction to Modes
Get PDFThis lesson will introduce the Lydian, Mixolydian, and Dorian modes, as well as connect the major and minor scales/keys to the terms of Ionian and Aeolian. Students will need to know the WT/HT sequence within major and minor scales before receiving this lesson, and the visuals in this lesson include examples in treble, bass, and alto clefs. Also, musical excerpts and review/assessment examples are given in various keys.
This lesson is appropriate for undergraduate or high school theory students, or for anyone desiring a review of modes. During the lesson an acknowledgement of the system of assigning modes to specific white-key groups on the piano may be made (Dorian as D to D, Lydian as F to F, and Mixolydian as G to G), but the lesson focuses more on the altered pitches compared to the nearest major or minor scale, so students will be able to identify modes on any tonic/key center. This lesson was originally delivered via Zoom, and a copy of the slideshow used is included
The Dictation Resource
No full textThe Dictation Resource is a comprehensive website of dictation and ear training exercises. The exercises in melodic dictation, harmonic dictation, and pitch patterns cover an entire four-semester undergraduate aural skills curriculum in Western diatonic and chromatic harmony. Topics are organized according to a scale degree approach. In addition to being used for homework and practice assignments, the materials from the website and accompanying answer key can be adapted in various ways for use in the music theory classroom.
The dictation answer key is available by contacting the journal at [email protected]
Hytch Rewards: Incentivizing Sustainable Behavior
Get PDFMark Cleveland, Co-founder and CEO of Hytch Rewards, was facing a dilemma. His technology- based startup, Hytch Rewards, was at a critical juncture in the company launch. The company
had just recorded its best quarter in company history, but the pandemic had placed the company’s future in jeopardy. Mark pulled together his team of advisors and investors and asked the question, “Should we pause, pivot, or continue to pursue the launch of the company?”
The team came back equally divided among the three options. “Some of our group said we should stop development work and place the company on hold until we saw how the pandemic would play out while others said the pandemic presented an opportunity to pivot and make some changes to the value proposition. Others said we had proven the concept and should push on to be prepared to scale when the pandemic ends,” Mark commented.
There was no clear consensus for the path forward. Mark would have to decide how to proceed - the path forward was challenging and full of uncertainty
Dictation by Template: A New Approach for the Aural Skills Classroom
Get PDFThis article proposes a new approach to dictation based on using templates, essentially carefully designed worksheets that direct students’ eyes and ears toward relevant musical phenomena as they listen to commercial recordings. Taking dictation from templates, I argue, allows the exercise to work in service of higher order learning goals such as (1) familiarizing the student with real repertoire and compositional styles, (2) exposing students to musical recordings and offering a vocabulary for discussing them, and (3) privileging the role of sounding music in the path toward understanding music-theoretical concepts. It also provides a broadly humanistic approach to dictation that connects the sounding stuff of music to concepts that are often left to be studied on their own in written theory courses. It thus represents a reevaluation of the role of aural skills in leading the student toward mastery of theoretical, historical, and philosophical concepts
Chasing the entrepreneurial dream: The case of the Poke-A-Dot Organizer
Get PDFThis teaching case study examines the development and launch of a new consumer product by a solo entrepreneur and the challenges of achieving sales growth in a small, bootstrapped startup with limited resources. The case follows Jane Lee, founder and CEO of Poke-A-Dot, LLC, as she considers her next steps in pursuing her company launch. The narrative discusses the company’s history and challenges to achieve sustainable growth. Some major themes presented in the case include market validation, startup marketing strategy, and entrepreneurial passion and resilience