Date Approved
4-23-2024
Graduate Degree Type
Project
Degree Name
Education-Instruction and Curriculum: Secondary Education (M.Ed.)
Degree Program
College of Education
First Advisor
Sherie Klee
Academic Year
2023/2024
Abstract
Music programs within most public schools struggle with adequate support and participation. Increasing demand for advanced placement courses, perceived financial commitments, cultural barriers, family history, district course offerings, local interpretation of education policy, and other factors impact what students and families participate in school music. The music teacher’s situation has further impact on the issue, as the unique characteristics of a music teacher’s responsibilities create stressors that reduce effectiveness and increase burnout. This project searches the research on this issue and provides a guide for the music teacher to better facilitate a supported, growing music program. In order to create a thriving music culture in a school, the teacher must address the relationship between the music program and the community, the culture or mentality in the classroom, and the music teacher’s role within the system. This project also includes an evaluation tool that provides feedback from teachers upon the use of the project’s resources.
ScholarWorks Citation
Wimbush, Karsten C., "The Support of Participation in Music Education" (2024). Culminating Experience Projects. 439.
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/gradprojects/439
