Musicking Inquisitively A preliminary inquiry
“What do we listen to?” Genre% Rock Country Rap/Hip-hop R&B/Urban Other Pop Religious Children’s Classical Jazz Soundtracks Oldies New Age In the US: Percent of Music Sales (downloads & albums) Source: 2008 Consumer Profile, Recording Industry Association of America
Youtube: “Chip’s Ahoy” commercial Musical interlude...
“How do we participate musically?” In the US (in 2008): 12.7% of adults report playing a musical instrument at some point over the past year 5.4% report singing in a choir/chorale/glee club Source:2008 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts
Youtube: 2008 Japan Wind Orchestra and Ensemble Competition Musical interlude...
Discuss... Think back on your music education: How did it connect or not connect to your current musical participation?