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Free Rock and Roll Music History Curriculum |
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Tales From The Podium
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Written by Chad Criswell
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.jpg "Guitar Strings Closeup") Coming soon to a high school or middle school near you, a new curriculum for teaching about music that will supposedly be free, published by Scholastic , endorsed by MENC , and written in part by the former Bruce Springsteen guitarist, Steven Van Zandt.
In many ways this project has some very good ideas within it. The
project is based on the premise that we teach band, chorus, and
orchestra on a regular basis but we simply do not teach enough about
our own American musical history. The new Little Steven's Rock and Roll
High School curriculum will include new ways of teaching students about
American music, the history behind it all, and of course a generous
linkage to Rock and Roll in general.
In doing my research on the project I was unable to find an exact release date, although it appears that the new music education curriculum and resources will include CD's, DVD's, posters, and other classroom materials. You can go to Van Zandt's Rock and Roll Forever Foundation web site to sign up for updates and more information on the new curriculum.
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