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International Association for the Study of Popular Music - US Branch

IASPM-US Pedagogy Committee: Sample Syllabi

The IASPM-US Branch has a longstanding interest in scholarly dialogue and research regarding the pedagogy of popular music, particularly in college and university settings. Several issues of the Journal of Popular Music Studies have explored the topic through research articles, course syllabi, and reflective essays on pedagogical practices for learners within the K-16 spectrum (see volumes 9 [1997], 10 [1998], and 21 [2009]). In addition, the Popular Music Pedagogy Committee issued a call for syllabi for college-level courses on the study of popular music. Many of the submissions are shared below with permission of the instructor who authored each syllabus. Additional submissions are welcomed: add your voice, experience, and disciplinary or theoretical perspectives to the mix.

Popular music is broadly defined, and the subject is approached from a wide range of disciplinary perspectives and through varied perspectives in the college classroom. Please note that the syllabi presented here are descriptive of pedagogical practice, not prescriptive or definitive.

Musical Youth Cultures, Kiri Miller, Manning Asst Prof of Music, Brown University
Border Crossing in Popular Music, Tony Grajeda, University of Central Florida
(Un)Popular Music and Technoculture, Tony Grajeda, University of Central Florida
Black Music, World Market, Greg Downey, University of Notre Dame
Identity, Nationalism, and Resistance in African Popular Music, Jeffrey Callen, University of San Francisco
The American Musical Theater, Elizabeth Wollman, Asst Prof of Music, Baruch College
Popular Music Studies, Theo Cateforis, Asst Prof of Music History and Cultures, Syracuse University

Statement of Purpose of the Popular Music Pedagogy Committee:
The IASPM-US Popular Music Pedagogy Committee promotes reflection and research on processes of teaching and learning about popular music, across the disciplines and for learners at every level. The Committee aims to achieve this goal by encouraging the examination of the philosophies and practices that encompass popular music instruction; by promoting the study of popular music pedagogy within IASPM’s membership, at annual meetings, and in IASPM publications; and by identifying ways to serve the wider community of K-16 educators outside of IASPM.

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