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New Horizons Band Students Join Education Class

Published: 4 February 2015

Description: EDEA 472 students in their final semester of their Music Education degree are combining with volunteer members from the New Horizons Montreal Band, a intergenerational concert band now in their second year of operation. The seniors are learning how to play band instruments (most are in their 2nd year of this process), and the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Students are learning to become teachers. All play together in the class; the pieces are written or arranged by the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ students.  The seniors get additional playing experience sitting next to Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ music students, who help them to learn their instruments.  The Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ students get feedback on their teaching (both written and verbal). This is the first time that we have collaborated in this manner; it is turning out to be a win-win situation for all, and bilingual too.

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