Teaching Multicultural Music
...fferent approaches used in the United States to teach multicultural music are the world music education approach and multi-ethnic teaching approach. The idea of world music education is a part of muliticultural music and it is a new approach being used by teachers here in the United States. World music education recognizes all cultures around the world and uses individual cultures to teach the culture of other places. This type of teaching multicultural music implies a wide range of music by its elements rather than the cultural aspects of the music. This approach promotes the study of musical elements found in different music around the world. It allows students to compare different cultures music and styles rather than just the cultural idea. Another method of teaching multicultural music is the approach of multi-ethnic teaching. This type of teaching uses music from other countries to teach the elements of music to the students. Teachers using this approach should allow their students to bring their own cultures into the classroom. When integrating the classrooms different cultures into a lesson plan, the teacher must be sure to take in the interests and cultures of the students for the lesson. When using this approach, the teacher must learn the special needs of all of...