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Kim
Mathews
Music Teaching and Music Literacy
1. Bibliographic Information
Asmus, E. P., Jr. (spring 2016). Music Teaching and Music Literacy.
Journal of Music
Teacher Education.
2. Summary
The main statement that this article made is that, more than
ever, many music students cannot read music. While they perform at
acceptable levels, author Edward Asmus stated that it has been
noticed among collegiate music applicants their horrible reading skills,
a skill which is quintessential to succeeding in music. Music literacy
has, unfortunately, fallen to the wayside in school music programs.
While it is true that there are standards present within music, the main
driving forces behind a music program are the performances, both
competition based and none. Since many competitions are dropping
the requirement to sight-read as a judged factor, there is less emphasis
to work towards fluent sight-reading abilities. Additionally, teachers
find less time in school schedules to teach fundamentals during
concert preparation, which is another contributing factor to the rising
issues with music literacy. However, in our rising era of technology, we
have music that is a mouse click away. Asmus points out that for many
traditional band pieces, you can have instant access to several