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Music, Informal Learning and the School: A New Classroom Pedagogy
This pioneering book reveals how the music classroom can draw upon the world of popular musicians' informal learning practices, so as to recognize and foster a range of musical skills and knowledge that have long been overlooked within music education. It investigates how far informal learning practices are possible and desirable in a classroom context; how they can affect young teenagers' musical skill and knowledge acquisition; and how they can change the ways students listen to, understand and appreciate music as critical listeners, not only in relation to what they already know, but beyond. It examines students' motivations towards music education, their autonomy as learners, and their capacity to work co-operatively in groups without instructional guidance from teachers. It suggests how we can awaken students' awareness of their own musicality, particularly those who might not otherwise be reached by music education, putting the potential for musical development and participation into their own hands. Bringing informal learning practices into a school environment is challenging for teachers. It can appear to conflict with their views of professionalism, and may at times seem to run against official educational discourses, pedagogic methods and curricular requirements. But any conflict is more apparent than real, for this book shows how informal learning practices can introduce fresh, constructive ways for music teachers to understand and approach their work. It offers a critical pedagogy for music, not as mere theory, but as an analytical account of practices which have fundamentally influenced the perspectives of the teachers involved. Through its grounded examples and discussions of alternative approaches to classroom work and classroom relations, the book reaches out beyond music to other curriculum subjects, and wider debates about pedagogy and curriculum.
Contents: Introduction; The project's pedagogy and curriculum content; Making music; Listening and appreciation; Enjoyment: making music and having autonomy; Group cooperation, ability and inclusion; Informal learning with classical music; Afterword; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.
Lucy Green is Professor of Music Education in The Institute of Education, University of London, UK.
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Exotiques مIles de la Madeleine
\"Les مIles de la Madeleine - a tiny archipelago nestled in the middle of the Gulf of St. Lawrence - is one of Canada's most exotic and secluded destinations, luring adventure seekers and explorers from around the globe. [It reveals] ... beauty and stunning vistas combined with colourful Acadian architecture and the warmth and hospitality of an Acadian-Francophone community. Red sandstone cliffs and verdant hills overlook tranquil lagoons, pristine beaches and dunes that stretch over 65 kilometrs into the gulf, weaving these interconnected islands into the shape of a half moon. ...\"--Back cover.
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Visualizing Black Lives
A new generation of Afro-Brazilian media producers have emerged to
challenge a mainstream that frequently excludes them. Reighan
Gillam delves into the dynamic alternative media landscape
developed by Afro-Brazilians in the twenty-first century. With
works that confront racism and focus on Black characters, these
artists and the visual media they create identify, challenge, or
break with entrenched racist practices, ideologies, and structures.
Gillam looks at a cross-section of media to show the ways
Afro-Brazilians assert control over various means of representation
in order to present a complex Black humanity. These images--so at
odds with the mainstream--contribute to an anti-racist visual
politics fighting to change how Brazilian media depicts Black
people while highlighting the importance of media in the movement
for Black inclusion.
An eye-opening union of analysis and fieldwork, Visualizing
Black Lives examines the alternative and activist Black media
and the people creating it in today's Brazil.
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Storytelling with data
Don't simply show your data--tell a story with it!Storytelling with Data teaches you the fundamentals of data visualization and how to communicate effectively with data.You'll discover the power of storytelling and the way to make data a pivotal point in your story.
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Can fish count? : what animals reveal about our uniquely mathematical minds
\"The philosopher Bertrand Russell once observed that realizing that a pair of apples and the passage of two days could somehow both be represented by the concept we call \"two\" was one of the most astonishing discoveries anyone had ever made. So what do we make of the incredible fact that animals seem to have inherent mathematical abilities? As cognitive psychologist Brian Butterworth shows us in Can Fish Count?, many \"simple\" animals--such as bees, which count trees and fence posts, and guppies, which can size up groups--have a sense of numbers. And unlike humans, they don't need to be taught. In telling animals' stories, Butterworth shines new light on one of our most ancient questions: Just where, exactly, do numbers come from? He reveals how insights gleaned from studying animals can help us make better sense of our own abilities. Full of discovery and delight, Can Fish Count? is an astonishing journey through the animal kingdom and the human mind\"--Amazon.com
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Race, Gender, and Image Repair Theory
Race, Gender and Image Restoration Theory: How Digital Media Change the Landscape explores themes that are relevant to the socio-political landscape of twenty-first-century America, including race and gender representation, social media and traditional media framing, and image restoration management.
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Connecting to the future : a blueprint for dynamic leadership
In Connecting to the Future, Alardhi speaks candidly about the big thinking needed to succeed at such a large scale. From setting bold goals for your organization to questioning the status quo to recognizing that your greatest asset will always be a motivated and passionate team, he walks you through his blueprint not just for growth but for leadership, awareness, and fundamental change.
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Little Mosque on the Prairie and the Paradoxes of Cultural Translation
Kyle Conway's textual analysis and in-depth research, including
interviews from the show's creator, executive producers, writers,
and CBC executives, reveals the many ways Muslims have and have not
been integrated into North American television.
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