external+music+resources

External Music Resources Presenter: Carolyn Sloan

Notes taken by: Elizabeth Kloner

Carolyn presented some of the external resources she has compiled for children such as the Chinese Music Ensemble of NY. She shared slides of the ensemble, where the children were exposed to the music instruments and actual Chinese scores. She played recordings of music the children experienced on their visit and talked about making cultural connections and bringing academic studies (e.g. social studies) into the music classroom- making both the academic and music curriculum vital and compelling.

“Education happens in bits and pieces—sometimes outside school—not always in the classroom. Learning happens beyond a written curriculum because it is experiential and not always intellectual or linear. “ Carolyn Sloan