Introduction by the Guest Editors: Global Music History in the Classroom

Reflections on Concepts and Practice

  • Hyun Kyong Hannah Chang
  • Daniel F. Castro Pantoja
  • Hedy Law

Abstract

As indicated by conferences, symposiums, and panels organized by study groups in the American Musicological Society and International Musicological Society, global music history has become an emerging subfield since the 2010s. Monographs, scholarly articles, and collections of essays identify field-defining concepts that enable scholars to design new courses on global music history. However, insufficient scholarly literature assesses approaches to teaching music history from global perspectives. This special issue is intended to address this gap. The guest editors have invited scholars to share their experiences teaching or designing courses on this topic for various curricula. Rather than assuming a one-size-fits-all approach to teaching global music history, contributors critically examine their pedagogical practices and identify challenges that some may find difficult to overcome. A key finding is that effective teaching of global music history courses appears more heavily contingent upon contextual factors such as student demographics and institutional support than some might think.

 

Author Biographies

Hyun Kyong Hannah Chang

Hyun Kyong Hannah Chang teaches at the School of East Asian Studies, University of Sheffield. She is currently conducting a research project on Korean Protestant hymns and prayers as an AHRC Research, Development, and Engagement Fellow. She is a co-convenor of the AMS Global Music History Study Group.

Daniel F. Castro Pantoja

Daniel Castro Pantoja is Assistant Professor of Musicology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Castro Pantoja is Area Editor for the upcoming Grove Dictionary of Latin American and Iberian Music, and co-convenor of the AMS Global Music History Study Group. 

Hedy Law

Hedy Law is Associate Professor of Musicology at the University of British Columbia, Canada. She published the book, Music, Pantomime, and Freedom in Enlightenment France (Boydell, 2020). At UBC, she has taught the course “Cantonese Music.” She is a co-convenor of the AMS Global Music History Study Group (2021–2024).

Published
2023-11-02
Issue
Vol 13 No 1 (2023): Special Issue: Teaching Global Music History: Practices and Challenges
Section
Special Issue: Teaching Global Music History: Practices and Challenges

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