Notes From Her
Shaniee Kennedy On Being a Black Artist/Educator, Disparities in Arts Accessibility, & the Importance of Accessible Music Education + Factual Benefits of Music on All-Around Health and Success! (Part 2)
Welcome back to part two of MOC #10 Shaniee Kennedy’s interview in our COVID Self Isolation Series!
Listen to this episode to hear Shaniee share the best and hardest things that come with being a music educator. From performing in the classrooms to the jail facilities, Shaniee shares the power of music!
Shaniee gives great advice for how musicians can cope with their craft during COVID-19 quarantine. She discusses the importance of embracing her culture and identity as a Black woman in music education and how to translate that to her diverse students, especially with the disparity of Black educators in music education. Shaniee addresses the disparities of music education in affluent communities to more low-income communities and emphasizes the importance of music/arts accessibility to people of all ethnicities, backgrounds, and socioeconomic statuses especially BIPOC communities.
Here is a comprehensive list of articles and studies on the positive affects music education has on social, mental, and physical health as well as all-around success of students.
Using Music to Close the Academic Gap
Community Music Programs Enhance Brain Function In At-Risk Children
STEAM: Using the Arts to Train Well-Rounded and Creative Scientists
Here is the article on music education disparities/inequality:
From The Margins: The Underrepresentation of Black and Latino Students/Teachers in Music Education
Music sampled in this podcast episode is Four Play Clarinet’s cover of the Habanera Aria from the opera Carmen by Georges Bizet. LISTEN BY CLICKING HERE
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