Culturally Responsive Teaching in Music Education: From Understanding to Application

Culturally Responsive Teaching in Music Education: From Understanding to Application, Second Edition, presents teaching methods that are responsive to how different culturally specific knowledge bases impact learning. It offers a pedagogy that recognizes the importance of including students’ cultural references in all aspects of learning. Designed as a resource for teachers of undergraduate and graduate music education courses, the book provides examples in the context of music education, with theories presented in Part I and a review of teaching applications in Part II. Culturally Responsive Teaching in Music Education is an effort to answer the question: How can I teach music to my students in a way that is culturally responsive? This book serves several purposes, by:

• Providing practical examples of transferring theory into practice in music education.
• Illustrating culturally responsive pedagogy within the classroom.
• Demonstrating the connection of culturally responsive teaching to the school and larger community.

This Second Edition has been updated and revised to incorporate recent research on teaching music from a culturally responsive lens, new data on demographics, and scholarship on calls for change in the music curriculum. It also incorporates an array of new perspectives from music educators, administrators, and pre-service teachers―drawn from different geographic regions―while addressing the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the 2020 social justice protests.

Constance L. McKoy is Marion Stedman Covington Distinguished Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in Music, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Vicki R. Lind is former Professor and Chair of the Music Department at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.