Date

3-22-2024

Department

School of Music

Degree

Doctor of Music Education (DME)

Chair

Karen Kuehmann

Keywords

world music education, National Core Arts Standards, multicultural music, creativity, ethnomusicology, instrumental music education, band

Disciplines

Music

Abstract

Despite declaring the importance of multicultural music education, programs rarely realize this commitment within the high school instrumental curriculum. This is primarily a result of factors including limited practical knowledge and hesitation surrounding how world music supports the defined objectives of music education. However, the inclusion of world music is significant as it deeply expands students’ understanding of music. This study examines how music educators can practically include world music education in their classrooms to support one of the core arts standards, creativity. Through a convergent mixed methods action research design, this study identifies how world music education fosters individual student creativity. A survey of the modest body of existing literature has demonstrated that world music education is more conducive to exploring individual creativity than traditional high school music ensembles. These traditional pedagogical practices can be modified in accessible ways to capitalize on the unique opportunities that the subject matter offers. This work is critical because it binds the theoretical importance of world music education to the familiar focus of the traditional music classroom. This study could benefit both music students and educators while potentially advancing the field of American music education beyond the Western tradition. This project exemplifies how non-traditional topics can be incorporated into the classroom through the lens of the National Core Arts Standards. Further, this study could encourage additional research on world music education in primary-level pedagogy and other arts education disciplines.

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