COVID-19 Resources for Music Educators
During this trying time of learning how to best teach our students while mitigating the spread of COVID-19, music educators have many questions. Here is a compilation of several resources from state and national organizations that provide insight into your preparation to bring back the music.
Black Lives Matter! Black Music Matters!
As a White, male music teacher educator and musician, I cannot speak to the experiences of living as a person of color in the United States. I continue to read and learn how to decentralize the White gaze in music education. I have a great deal of work to do, but I feel that I want to do what I can to educate preservice music educators about the importance of music from people of color. Here are some resources that may assist you in your own journey.
Missouri Western State University Music Department
During this trying time of learning how to best teach our students while mitigating the spread of COVID-19, music educators have many questions. Here is a compilation of several resources from state and national organizations that provide insight into your preparation to bring back the music.
- National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS)
- National Association for Music Education (NAfME)
- American Choral Directors Association (ACDA)
- American Bandmasters Association (ABA)- Discussion
- American String Teachers Association (ASTA).
- Music For All- COVID-19 Resources
- National Federation of State High School Associations
- Science Behind Orchestra COVID Comeback
- Texas UIL Marching Band Practices and Rehearsals
- NAfME on Vimeo- Many Great Webinars!
Black Lives Matter! Black Music Matters!
As a White, male music teacher educator and musician, I cannot speak to the experiences of living as a person of color in the United States. I continue to read and learn how to decentralize the White gaze in music education. I have a great deal of work to do, but I feel that I want to do what I can to educate preservice music educators about the importance of music from people of color. Here are some resources that may assist you in your own journey.
- Social Justice Resources for K-12 Educators
- Planning for Our Choirs in Reaction to the BLM Movement
- BLM, Music Ed, and Current Discourse (YouTube)
- Antiracist and Abolitionist Teaching Resources
- Black Voices Matter
- Black Music in White Spaces
- National Association for Music Education (NAfME) What We Believe: Black Lives Matter
- 30 Books to Help You Talk to Your Children About Racism
Missouri Western State University Music Department