The Discussion. The Powerpoint.

Balinese musicians would say they would not have to learn the music, “just know it.” Music should start within the family setting. How did music start in your home?

Transmission: the means by which musical compositions, performing practices and knowledge are passed from musician to musician. The four dimensions: The technical, the social, the cognitive, and the institutional.

Western classical music training tends to focus on reading music, (instrumental) skills, repertoire, theory, performance, and interpretation. “Music analysis is the discipline we learn above all from musicians.” In western society, the ability to read and notate music in the western style is a highly regarded skill.

The djembe, for instance, contains no formal description of what is right or wrong, but a master drummer has a completely clear idea of what is acceptable within the tradition and what is not. Passing down traditions from master to student.

“Performance, composition, and improvisation abilities are acquired, not only individually, but crucially as members of a group, through informal peer-directed learning, both conscious and unconscious.” Okay, this may be obvious… ….but what does this quote actually mean?

What will you use in your classroom? Immersion learning? Strict notation based learning? Only singing? Only playing instruments? Baking delicious foods in the middle of an Orff lesson?