Extend Your Reach:�Modern Band as Arts Integration

Dr. Mitchell Davis�Fine & Performing Arts Schools Manager

Chicago Public Schools

The personal viewpoints expressed in this session are solely those of the presenter and do not necessarily reflect the beliefs or views of Music Will.

Let’s Listen

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Let’s Investigate

Step 1:

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• Read Understanding Northern Ireland’s ‘Troubles’

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Let’s Investigate

Step 2:

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• What meaning is conveyed by Zombie’s lyrics?

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• What literary and poetic devices did the Cranberries use in the lyrics?

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• How did the Cranberries’ musical choices effectively convey the song’s message?

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Curricular Integration

Curricular integration is a pedagogical approach in which the concepts, content, and competencies of two or more content areas are combined to foster wider and deeper student understanding.

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(McPhail, 2022)

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Arts integration is a form of curricular integration in which a relationship is forged “between learning in the arts and learning in the other skills and subjects of the curriculum.”

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(Arts Education Partnership, 2002, p. 3)

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Let’s Discuss

• What content areas were integrated in our study of Zombie?

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• How did examining the music impact your understanding of the historical context?

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• How did studying the historical context impact your understanding of the music?

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Amplified Understandings

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Non-arts understandings inspire students to learn art

Artmaking inspires students to dig deeper into non-arts content

Curricular Handshake

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Fusion Arts Integration

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Arts are used as a vehicle to learn non-arts content

Example:

Students use Zombie as historical record to learn about The Troubles, but don’t learn anything about the music.

Music

Non-Art

Multidisciplinary Arts Integration

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Students explore a common theme through the independent lenses of arts and non-arts content

Example:

In Social Science, students study movements for independence; in music, students study Zombie and other songs that describe the human tragedy that struggles for independence create.

Music

Non-Art

Common

Theme

Interdisciplinary Arts Integration

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Arts and non-arts learning outcomes are achieved through a learning context that requires them both.

Example:

Students learn about The Troubles and perform Zombie in a way that effectively tells the story of the Warrington Bombing.

Music

Non-Art

Transdisciplinary Arts Integration

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Students tackle a real-world problem, issue, or role that requires knowledge and understanding in arts and non-arts content areas.

Example:

Students take on the role of musician-activist. Students learn about The Troubles and how Zombie was both a response to turmoil and a call for peace. Inspired by Zombie, students select a contemporary issue and compose an original activist song that calls for change.

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Non-Art

Your Task

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You are a musician-activist. You have been invited to perform an original composition at the Change the World Music Festival. Your song should use a metaphor to depict an issue that you want to change and inspire people to make that change. Your song must have original lyrics and music. Your song should have, at minimum, 2 verses, a bridge, and a chorus. Your music should effectively convey the message of your song. Prior to your performance, you will be interviewed for 1-2 minutes on the festival’s TikTok channel about how you want your song to change the world.

Showtime!

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Let’s Debrief

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• How did framing the learning as a transdisciplinary task affect learning of non-arts and arts content?

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• How might you collaborate with your non-arts colleagues to infuse music throughout your students’ learning experience?

Lingering Questions

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The personal viewpoints expressed in this session are solely those of the presenter and do not necessarily reflect the beliefs or views of Music Will.