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The music teaching profession is becoming increasingly diverse, with new secondary general music courses on the rise and new choral and instrumental ensemble leaders teaching them. In order to provide music education that makes a positive difference in students’ lives, educators must first embrace their personal musicianship by sharing how and why music is meaningful to them—through storytelling, demonstration, and reflection. During the week, participants will explore topics they can use as the basis for secondary general music classes, such as songwriting, the role of popular music as a learning medium, and the use of technology in the creation of music. Participants will then use a provided template to develop and share a proposal for a secondary general music course, which will help generate multiple ideas for future use.
Carlos Rodriguez holds degrees from Pitzer College, the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University. He has previously held appointments at the University of South Florida, University of Iowa, and The Ohio State University. Rodriguez is a general music specialist who teaches secondary general methods courses, student teaching seminars, music technology, graduate courses in history and philosophy of music education, and international perspectives in music education. A leading authority on the intersections of popular music and music education, he has published articles and presented conference papers nationally and internationally on musical development, musicality, musical expression, creativity, and popular music and culture. He has recently edited the new book Coming of Age: Teaching and Learning Popular Music in Academia.
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