In my coming Free Inquiry Posts, I’ll explore this topic and provide some strategies for how Music Educators can deal with very challenging emotions in their learners. As the world marches towards extremely difficult circumstances, more and more young people will have to come to terms with depression, anxiety, fear, and existential dread when learning about the future of the Earth. Does music education have a valuable function in the face of these factors?
Let’s take a look at some of the dire messages students are facing:
These are just two examples, but there are many, many other issues to explore that point to a swiftly approaching catastrophy for humankind. My next free inquiry post will begin to explore music and music education’s role in the face of these problems.