Teaching Music History in the Margins

Abstract

Music history is often pushed to the margins of the public school curriculum. Faced with limited time and resources, teachers need to find concise, non-traditional ways to reintegrate history with performance and the other liberal arts. At the same time, they need to demonstrate, not just describe, the many ways in which music is intertwined with history and culture.

Keywords

• marginalization
• general music
• sports
• musicals
• blues
• saying vs showing