1. Student-led, collaborative music Teaching outside the box.

2. Here's the problem Mantie and Tucker (2008) ■Missing links –1. School ≠ Real Life –2. Teachers don't prepare students for the rest of their lives

3. What? What might an example of this look like?

5. Why? Why should this be a consideration in our curriculum?

6. What made this a valuable experience? ■Music literacy ■Responsibility ■Aural skills ■Voluntary Participation ■All members are life-long learners Larson (2010) –When students collaborate, they become life-long learners

7. How? How might we lead students to more "real-life" music experiences?

9. Ideas ■Option Points ■Concert prelude performances ■Chamber concerts ■Battle of the bands