Music Lesson Plans for Social Justice: A Contemporary Approach for Secondary School Teachers

Teaching Music for Social Justice provides a timely collection of lesson plans and units that blend music making with relevant issues of social justice, making it accessible to middle and high school classroom music teachers. The book includes student-centered lessons, experiences with diverse genres and styles of music, and technology-integrated music-making projects.

Format: Hardback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 22 June 2022
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc

Teaching Music for Social Justice presents a novel and forward-thinking approach to general music education. This timely publication comprises meticulously crafted lesson plans and units, seamlessly integrating music-making with pertinent issues of social justice. Particularly appealing to middle and high school classroom music teachers, it offers a companion website featuring comprehensive links to music listening materials and videos. The authors, Lisa C. DeLorenzo and Marissa Silverman, renowned music educators with extensive experience in the intersection of music education and social justice, have crafted student-centered lessons featuring thoughtful discussion prompts, exposure to diverse genres and styles of music, and technology-integrated music-making projects that foster students' creativity and empathy. The unit topics, spanning from War to Climate Change, encompass cross-disciplinary lessons, with the arts playing a pivotal role in fostering understanding. Extensively researched introductory materials and practical how-to guides for various topics, such as composing in the classroom, further enhance the text's practicality and accessibility. As a vital resource, this book provides ready-to-use lessons and classroom materials, empowering music teachers to engage students in purposeful music-making endeavors that promote social justice.

Weight: 10g
Dimension: 254 x 178 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780197581476