![]() For music students, this prior knowledge includes their skills as a musician and their emotional connection to music as individuals, which may consist of their favorite composers, pieces, artists, genres, and community of musician peers. ![]() By doing so, students not only become more engaged with the learning process but can also understand their prior knowledge and experiences more deeply. Connect With Prior KnowledgeĮffective teaching at the university level develops students into motivated, independent learners who can connect what they know with what they have yet to discover. In turn, I ask students to continually discover ways to sustain their innate curiosity about our world in sound. I accomplish this by providing various opportunities for practice and feedback throughout the learning process. From my experience at both institutions, I find that students must build their knowledge and skills by connecting new concepts to what they already know – regardless of musical genre. In contrast, at Hong Kong Baptist University, I teach first-year music theory and musicianship courses exclusively to music majors who concentrate in either classical or popular music, and where most of whom arrive at HKBU having already achieved credentials in music. My students came to York College with prior experience in different popular music genres, and many students did not yet have classroom experience in topics such as music theory and ear training. At York College CUNY, I taught music courses to both majors and non-majors. ![]()
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