Collaborative Ensemble Rehearsals: Tools for Inquiry-Based Learning

Inquiry-based learning can be a meaningful strategy to build creativity, celebrate curiosity, apply problem-solving skills, and progress towards expressive musicianship. The presenter will provide strategies to deepen musicianship through discussion and dialogue during ensemble rehearsals. Watch your rehearsals come alive as students discuss and debate musical ideas. By asking students to “explain how you came to that conclusion,” student voices can be a powerful asset in the music classroom.

Johanna Gamboa-Kroesen is Assistant Professor of Music Education at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and Music Director of the Pacific Symphony Santiago Strings, a premier youth orchestra in Southern California. She is a Fulbright Scholar, holds a Doctorate in Education from UCLA, a Master of Music Education from The Hartt School of Music in Hartford, Connecticut, and dual Bachelor of Music degrees in Music Education and Violin Performance from Chapman University in Orange, California.

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