General Music with Dr. Virginia Davis

<p>How do we bring musical experiences to students in the general music room?  How do we get their input and help them learn musical content that they enjoy? </p> <p>Dr. Virginia Davis shares how we can give our <span style= "font-weight: 400;">older opportunities to share what they want to learn, use our strengths as teachers to provide possibilities, and shares about the importance of enjoying personal musicianship outside of the classroom. She made me think about several things in regards to teacher comfort, student perspective about music, and how to use music that students relate to or listen to outside of the classroom.</span></p> <p><strong>Links</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Book: <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09H4SQ7TW/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0"> Fertile Ground in Middle Level Music</a> by Stephanie Cronenberg</span></p> <p>Email: <a href= "mailto:virginia.davis@usrgv.edu">virginia.davis@usrgv.edu</a></p> <p>Research: <a href= "https://utrgv.academia.edu/VirginiaDavis">Academia.edu </a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Dr. Virginia Davis Bio:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Virginia Wayman Davis is Professor of Music Education at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, where she teaches courses in music education and research for undergraduate and graduate students. She is on the editorial board of</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Journal of Popular Music Education</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and the advisory board of the</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Desert Skies Symposium on Research in Music Education</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. Dr. Davis is published in the</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">,</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">General Music Today/Journal of General Music Education,</span></em> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Journal of Popular Music Educati