The music major at Goshen College trains you in performance, composition and teaching, guided by faculty who are working musicians and scholars.
Courses
MUS 220 Building Community Through Music
Credit Hours
2
Degree Level
Undergrad
In this course, students will will explore ways in which music education can serve as a tool for building community, learning about community-based music teaching through the lens of the El Sistema music education philosophy. Students will learn about the key principles of El Sistema, critically analyze the concept of community-building, and examine best practices in community music teaching. Throughout the course students will engage with the ECoSistema music and youth development program as well as practitioners in the El Sistema field, gaining hands-on experiences and tools to take with them into their study of music education. (Offered in odd years).