Richard Frank | Teaching Social Emotional Learning Through Music

Music IS social. Music IS emotional. Social Emotional Learning (SEL) in the music classroom capitalizes on the power of music education to help our students build the competencies of IDENTITY (self-awareness & self-management), BELONGING (social-awareness & relationship management), and AGENCY (responsible decision-making). SEL must be intentionally embedded in musical instruction. It should never feel like “one more thing” or a box to check; it should simply feel like great music teaching meeting our students’ needs. We put SEL center stage!
In this episode, host Scott N. Edgar speaks with Richard Frank!

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Wonderful descriptions of your current educational work, Richard! Excellent trajectory for education. Thanks for your tenacity in the face of STEM and other educational tendencies that don't prioritize creativity.