Music can be a historical artifact that represents sound, such as the great works of Beethoven, Handel or Mahler, or the recordings of Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, or Freddie Mercury. Music can also be an aesthetic experience, something that can be enjoyed on its own merits. Music can also be an induplicable experience, something that cannot be copied because it is never played in the same way with the same reasons and the same audience ever again, and therefore becomes a fond memory. In each of these cases, music is a noun. At Notre Dame Collegiate, music is a verb.
Therefore music education has as its most fundamental purpose the development of all students as lifelong musickers. Students engage in the activity of music-making, and learn through relevant contextualized musicking experiences to apply their musical abilities to their own identities and realities. In doing so students learn to love all of God's creation, regardless of background or experience, and interact with music to His glory. This is Music Education at Notre Dame Collegiate.
Therefore music education has as its most fundamental purpose the development of all students as lifelong musickers. Students engage in the activity of music-making, and learn through relevant contextualized musicking experiences to apply their musical abilities to their own identities and realities. In doing so students learn to love all of God's creation, regardless of background or experience, and interact with music to His glory. This is Music Education at Notre Dame Collegiate.
Creating
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Performing
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Responding
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Connecting
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