What is it about?
Explore some best practices for teaching the harmonica as demonstrated in schools in Germany. Learn what certain German educators are doing and how their techniques can be applied in the music classrooms around the world.
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Why is it important?
Prosek shows how by implementing certain of aspects of harmonica pedagogy that he observed in Germany, you can more effectively use the harmonica in your classroom. The harmonica has a long history of use in America and this article offers a great starting point to bring the harmonica into your classroom.
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Traveling through picturesque southern Germany, researching America's rich history of harmonica education, and bringing the harmonica to my classroom has been proven to be a rich experience. I hope that this article inspires educators to give the instrument a try.
Mr. Jacob M Prosek
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This page is a summary of: Try a New Approach, Music Educators Journal, December 2016, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/0027432116670460.
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