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Repertoire as a Vehicle for Culturally Responsive Music Instruction Workshop Description
A common question of K-12 music educators seeking to implement culturally responsive practices in their program is, “how can I choose repertoire that will engage my students as well as teach the required curriculum concepts & skills?”
In this workshop, K-12 music educators will explore how connecting to learner prior knowledge, experiences, and interests through repertoire choices provides a pathway to greater engagement, improved musicianship skills, and the ability for learners to get deep with the instruction to learn about real-world connections of music.
Workshop Objectives
Participants will:
1. Know what to look for when connecting the context of a piece of repertoire to the principles of culturally relevant pedagogy (student learning, cultural competence, and socio-political consciousness).
2. Understand how to utilize the context of repertoire to increase your learner engagement.
3. Be able to select a piece of repertoire and connect it to the artistic process and principles of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy, increasing opportunities for learner engagement, deeper understanding of music concepts & skills, and greater understanding of music’s connection to the real-world.
Workshop Resources
Included with registration, all participants will receive:
- Participant Workbook (including repertoire examples)
- Additional Resources list
- PD Certificate for 3 hours
- Access to workshop recording for 30 days after the conclusion of the workshop
Feedback from workshop participants
“It was a great reminder to put the work in to research your pieces and make sure you are leading with the “so what?” and putting in the work to keep those things at the forefront of your lessons. It is easy to get bogged down with being super skill based and focused.” -Music Educator, Virginia
“I wanted to know what Culturally Responsive Teaching looks like and sounds like in the music classroom. My biggest takeaway was to start from the relevant, real-world connection, not the list of scope/sequence/songs. I knew that culturally responsive teaching was about more than repertoire choices, but I wasn’t sure how to explain what the ‘more’ was.” – Dianne Murray-Charratt, Choral Conductor, K-5 Music Teacher, Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada
Workshop Logistics, Registration, & Fees
Audience: K-12 music educators (all disciplines of music education)
Time: 3 hours
Location: Virtual
Registration Fee: $200 per participant (Group rate: $185 for groups of 5+)
Registration options: Winter 2024 registration opening soon!
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About the Facilitator
Ashley Cuthbertson, M.Ed, NBCT (she/her) is the CEO & Principal Consultant of A. Cuthbertson Consulting, LLC, an educational consulting firm that partners with schools, school districts, and organizations to help music educators develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to deliver instruction that is culturally responsive & relevant to the diverse and ever-changing needs of today’s learners so that all students have an equitable pathway to success in music.
Described as an “engaging and charismatic” teacher educator, Ashley has delivered over 100 professional development sessions, serving hundreds of music educators across the U.S. and internationally with 95% of attendees highly recommending her sessions. Additionally, she provides instructional coaching services and professional learning community support.
A Nationally Board Certified Teacher, Ashley holds a Master’s in Education, as well as certifications in the Kodály approach and Arts integration. Ashley has over thirteen years of experience in education as a general music & choral educator, a band educator, a K-12 musicianship instructor, a private lessons instructor, lead teacher, new teacher coach, adjunct professor, curriculum writer, speaker, and consultant.
A passionate advocate for music education, Ashley additionally serves the National Association for Music Education as a member of the Music Education Policy Roundtable and the Virginia Music Educators Association as chair of the DEI Council.
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