Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies in Music Education: Expanding Culturally Responsive Teaching to Sustain Diverse Musical Cultures and Identities

This book explores the dominance of Western classical music education and proposes culturally sustaining pedagogy as a framework to better serve diverse student populations. It highlights the need to move beyond culturally responsive teaching and enhance teachers' understanding of alternative musical epistemologies to embrace CSP in the music classroom. The volume provides a qualitative study in an urban high school and offers a reconceptualization of current practices to sustain musical cultures of the minoritized.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 149 pages
Publication date: 31 May 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive volume critically examines the historical dominance of Western classical music education and presents culturally sustaining pedagogy (CSP) as a transformative framework for enhancing music curricula to better serve diverse student populations. Through a qualitative study conducted in an urban high school in the United States, the book vividly illustrates how traditional approaches to music education can hinder student engagement and learning. By venturing beyond culturally responsive teaching, the volume showcases how enhancing teachers' understanding of alternative musical epistemologies can empower them to embrace CSP in the music classroom. This innovative theoretical and pedagogical framework reimagines current practices to foster the preservation and celebration of the musical cultures of marginalized communities.

This text is of immense value to researchers, academics, and educators passionate about music education, multicultural education, and urban education. Those with a particular interest in ethnomusicology and classroom practice will also find this book to be a valuable resource. By delving into the complexities of music education and offering practical solutions, this volume contributes to the ongoing dialogue and efforts to create more inclusive and equitable learning environments for all students.

Weight: 252g
Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367568221