Abstract
This article offers perspectives on disrupting the typical elementary school “canon” through providing considerations and pedagogical orientations for including hip-hop. Three issues of critical importance in elementary music education are addressed: decentering Whiteness in elementary music, understanding hip-hop in relation to culturally responsive teaching, and establishing new pathways for musical creativity through hip-hop. Engaging with hip-hop both as a genre and the product of a culture offers music educators opportunities to meaningfully reconsider their practices.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 58-65 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Music Educators Journal |
| Volume | 107 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 2020 |
Keywords
- Eurocentrism
- culturally responsive teaching
- decentering Whiteness
- hip-hop
- musical creativity
- popular music
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education
- Music