Lesson 1
IN THIS LESSON
Positive Youth Development & Music Education
This lesson will connect your ukulele lesson planning and approach to the concepts of youth development and developmental stages of youth.
The five key areas of Positive Youth Development (PYD) are:
competence
confidence
connection
character
caring/compassion.
The stages of youth development look at common characteristics and developmental needs of our students at the different ages they interact with music education.
Stages of Youth Development
The stages of youth development
caring/compassion.
On the PDF:
Look at the stages of youth development. Why would it be necessary to include games in lessons for a 5 year old? Brainstorm one method for encouraging practice that is developmentally appropriate for each age bracket:
What is one common pitfall music teachers fall into when forget
Use this PDF to take notes and reflect on your own practice.
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The main findings relating to music education’s impact were:
students who started music education before age 8 were more hopeful about the future
younger students who received musical training scored higher in key measures of positive youth development
students participating in multiple forms of music education and for longer periods of time scored higher in measures for competence and hopeful future expectations.
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he main findings relating to music education’s impact were:
students who started music education before age 8 were more hopeful about the future
younger students who received musical training scored higher in key measures of positive youth development
students participating in multiple forms of music education and for longer periods of time scored higher in measures for competence and hopeful future expectations.
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he main findings relating to music education’s impact were:
students who started music education before age 8 were more hopeful about the future
younger students who received musical training scored higher in key measures of positive youth development
students participating in multiple forms of music education and for longer periods of time scored higher in measures for competence and hopeful future expectations.
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he main findings relating to music education’s impact were:
students who started music education before age 8 were more hopeful about the future
younger students who received musical training scored higher in key measures of positive youth development
students participating in multiple forms of music education and for longer periods of time scored higher in measures for competence and hopeful future expectations.
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he main findings relating to music education’s impact were:
students who started music education before age 8 were more hopeful about the future
younger students who received musical training scored higher in key measures of positive youth development
students participating in multiple forms of music education and for longer periods of time scored higher in measures for competence and hopeful future expectations.
Read one of the scholarly papers below on the connection between positive youth development and music education. Consider the stages of development we studied earlier. Write a one-two page case study on one of your students, using initials as to keep their identity private, reflect on the following:
How did their stages of development show up in their behavior in their music lessons with you?
What area of Positive Youth Development did you see your student needing to develop the most?
How did your approach as a teacher build one area of positive youth development in this student?
What is one example of an approach you will change moving forward, after reflecting on youth development and it’s connection to music education?
Links to Scholarly Papers
Musical Participation and Positive Youth Development in Middle School
Music Education as a Path to Positive Youth Development: An El Sistema-Inspired Program