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May 2023
7m 25s

Teaching Pop Music

Sarah Marshall
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How to teach Pop when you’ve only even known Classical? There is increasing pressure on music programs to include popular music genres however arguably the biggest stumbling block to this is us. The teachers! Sadly most of us studied classical genres in our school and university life and many of us continue to pursue these genres in our leisure time. It th ... Show More
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