SCOTT GOBLE & ANITA PREST
J. Scott Goble is Associate Professor of Music Education at the University of British Columbia, where he teaches graduate and undergraduate courses and supervises work of M.Ed., M.A., and Ph.D. students. A specialist in vocal and choral music, he taught music in public schools near Seattle, Washington, later serving on the music faculties of Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges, Boston University, and San Francisco State University. Scott has conducted choirs and orchestras in educational, professional, church, and community contexts throughout North America. His book What’s So Important About Music Education? is published by Routledge.
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Anita Prest is Assistant Professor of Music Education in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at the University of Victoria (British Columbia, Canada). Prior to her appointment, Anita taught K-12 music for 20 years in rural and metropolitan settings. Her doctoral research focused on the growth and contributions of bridging social capital to rural vitality via school-community music education partnerships. Her current research concerns the ways in which public school music educators in rural British Columbia, together with First Nations community members, facilitate the appropriate inclusion of local Indigenous knowledge, pedagogy, and cultural practices in music classes.
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Culturally Informed Music Education: Toward Integrating Indigenous Knowledge, Pedagogy, and Musical Practices into the Institution of British Columbia Music Education
The institution of music education in British Columbia, Canada, is grounded in Western
art and popular music traditions. In 2015, the British Columbia Ministry of Education
mandated the infusion of local Indigenous knowledge into all school curricula by 2017-
2018 in order that K-12 students would henceforth be introduced to these perspectives.
Our study of rural BC public school music educators who have worked with Indigenous
community members to successfully integrate local Indigenous knowledge in their music
classes has revealed how the institution of music education in BC—its curricula,
preparation of teachers, and instructional practices—will need to change.
art and popular music traditions. In 2015, the British Columbia Ministry of Education
mandated the infusion of local Indigenous knowledge into all school curricula by 2017-
2018 in order that K-12 students would henceforth be introduced to these perspectives.
Our study of rural BC public school music educators who have worked with Indigenous
community members to successfully integrate local Indigenous knowledge in their music
classes has revealed how the institution of music education in BC—its curricula,
preparation of teachers, and instructional practices—will need to change.