2017 Workshop Talk | 1:02:31 | All Grade Levels, Art & Music
Summary
All of us who teach in this tradition hope that our students will learn not mere facts but a love of the greatest ways by which God makes himself known, in art, music, literature, history, and the natural world. When it comes to music appreciation, teachers are tempted to satisfy themselves with their students’ enthusiasm alone, since they themselves are unsure of how to teach or test on actual pieces of music. This is dangerous because enthusiasm for material not very well known is a false sort of joy that quickly forsakes the student when he discovers his pretense. In this talk, I will try to demonstrate the difference between teaching music itself and teaching mere enthusiasm for it. I’ll give practical advice about how to learn, teach, and test on real music (as opposed to the lives of composers and their supposed worldviews). We all know that our students learn literature, they can tell you who gave the address over Caesar’s grave and what the acts of Aeneas were. Can they hum the secondary themes of a Beethoven string quartet or call to mind the aria from the opening of the third act of Aida?
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The Association of Classical & Christian Schools presents Repairing the Ruins, the ACCS annual conference, copyright ACCS. You may make additional copies of this recording for use by your school but please do not sell any copies of the recording, or post it on the internet.
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