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Apathy
I’m sure it’s a product of the time in which he was living, but Dewey has a very thorough way of writing. There’s no way to be unclear...
Emma Gibbins
Aug 7, 20203 min read
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"The Varied Substance of the Arts," or "Why emma Loves Cinema"
From Art as Experience: “The attempt at rigid classification and definition is not confined to the arts… Much ingenious effort has been...
Emma Gibbins
Jul 29, 20204 min read
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Where's the ECMEA?
Regarding chapter three, “Professional Education Organizations,” of Michael Mark’s A Concise History of American Music Education: When...
Emma Gibbins
Jul 29, 20203 min read
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Virtual Spaces
“The artist works to create an audience to which he does communicate. In the end, works of art are the only media of complete and...
Emma Gibbins
Jul 26, 20205 min read
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Harnessing Dialectics
What does it mean to teach for openings in the music classroom? The word dialectical has several meanings, all of which seem relevant to...
Emma Gibbins
Jul 23, 20202 min read
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Stamped, Chapters 1-4
What and how do we translate what we’ve learned from “Stamped” in our music classroom? The main takeaways from these chapters, to me, are...
Emma Gibbins
Jul 23, 20202 min read
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Emma Gibbins
Jul 23, 20200 min read
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On "Music: a Curricular Subject"
My responses and reactions to the second chapter of of A Concise History of American Music Education are as follows: “Pestalozzi was...
Emma Gibbins
Jul 23, 20204 min read
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Placing American Music History in Context
I was surprised (though, retrospectively, I wonder why I was so shocked) how often classism presented itself through the chapter of A...
Emma Gibbins
Jul 21, 20203 min read
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A Not-Real Letter to Families
Dear families, We hope this email finds you well. We are sending this email to bring your attention to the next courses that we have...
Emma Gibbins
Jul 19, 20201 min read
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The Steam Engine and the Ladder
What have been our obstacles with the philosophy of American music education? John Dewey might say that we have struggled with the...
Emma Gibbins
Jul 19, 20202 min read
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Pitch a Class
In light of the discussions occurring in Foundations and my desire for an ethical, mirror-like music education, and acknowledging that my...
Emma Gibbins
Jul 16, 20201 min read
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Credo
a work in progress. Music is a unique way of knowing that provides a window into what it means to be human. By giving students access to...
Emma Gibbins
Jul 16, 20201 min read
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On “The Continuing Search for Curriculum,”
chapter seven of Releasing the Imagination: Essays on Education, the Arts, and Social Change, by Maxine Green In this essay of the...
Emma Gibbins
Jul 16, 20202 min read
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On Aesthetics.
Context! Context context, context context context. Context context? Context context context context, context context context context...
Emma Gibbins
Jul 14, 20203 min read
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What does it mean to be critical of music education?
Paradise Falls.
Emma Gibbins
Jul 13, 20202 min read
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