Integrated Music Making: Tips & Strategies for Music Teachers to Connect Topics from the General Education Classroom

Music teachers constantly integrate facts and ideas from other subjects to enhance student understanding of a particular piece or genre of music. This session examines the inclusion of the elementary general classroom teacher into the conversation of integrated teaching and learning in music. Participants can expect to see examples of integrated lesson activities, engage in sample activities, and share ideas they have used in their own music classrooms.

Emily Mason is an Associate Professor at California State University, Fresno, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in music education. She holds degrees from Florida State University (Ph.D., Music Education), the Ohio State University (M.M., Vocal Performance), and Capital University (B.M., Music Education). An elementary general music specialist, she also has certification and training in several teaching pedagogies including the Kodály Method, Orff-Schulwerk Approach, and Dalcroze-Eurhythmics. An active clinician and researcher, Emily has presented clinics and research at state and national conferences, and has been published in Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, the Music Educators Journal, General Music Today, and the Choral Journal. Additionally, she has presented professional development workshops and clinics for music teachers in numerous school districts.

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The views expressed are those of the presenter; they do not necessarily reflect the views of NAfME.