Structuring the Music Curriculum for Creative Learning

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ID2683513
AuthorsJohn Kratus (Assistant professor of music and director of music education at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, corresponding author)
Year1990
Volume76
Issue9
Pages33-37
Publication date1990-05-01
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenueMusic Educators Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0027-4321 • E-ISSN: 1945-0087
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/3401075
OpenAlexW1989060324
LanguageEN
Citations received4

Introducing creative learning opportunities into the music curriculum requires the development of clearly articulated goals and objectives. This article offers a systematic approach for organizing students' creative learning in music, focusing on goal-oriented instruction. It emphasizes the importance of defining specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) objectives for creative projects. The author provides a framework that includes four levels of creative learning: exploration, improvisation, composition, and performance. Each level is described with examples of activities and assessment strategies. The article concludes by highlighting the benefits of structured creative learning experiences for students' musical development and overall learning

Art · Creativity · Curriculum · Curriculum development · Mathematics education · Music education · Musicology · Pedagogy · Political science · Sociology · Structuring · Visual arts · Diverse Music Education Insights · Psychology

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