Some of us are trying, truly we are! Unfortunately the trend in American music education seems to be what Caroline Paton calls the "Disneyfication" of music education: cute, bubbly music about riding bikes, my pet cat, and how we should all be friends. Pertinent stuff, but music with no substance. Those of us who follow systems like Orff and Kodaly (there's another thread floating around addressed to Art that talks about this) are keeping folk music alive- but the kids and parents are always requesting the bubble gum pop stuff. I ignore them, but not everyone can or does. I'm lucky to have a principal who lets me do what I want!
Favorite song at school this week so far: John Kanaka!
Allison (signing my name!)