PULSE Pedagogy Seminar: Popular Music Education

Through this seminar, music educators master principles and practices involved in teaching contemporary and popular music within in-school and out-of-school-time (OST) programs. Students especially examine best practice case studies, with significant attention given to the Berklee City Music® program, its PULSE® online teaching resource and its pedagogy. Students refine their own pedagogical skills, analyzing and applying principles of contemporary music instruction. Additionally, students apply technology, contemporary music repertoire and informal instruction techniques as they develop instructional plans and practice. Integrating principles of authentic cultural relevance and positive youth development into contemporary music instruction, students also gain experience with assessment tools and explore the best methods for assessing and documenting student learning and program progress. As they plan instruction using best practices as well as core, state and national standards, students develop as classroom and ensemble teachers, as well as educational leaders.