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Abstract: Hip-hop music has been used as a tool for resisting political, social, economical and racial injustices inflicted upon various marginalized groups in society. Despite the consumption of hip-hop in mainstream popular music and the broader society, there is one place in which hip-hop has not been so popular-the music classroom. In this article, I draw on insights from the recent development of an integrated arts course to present pedagogical strategies and practical resources that can be used to include hip-hop music in the music classroom. Furthermore, I explore how music educators can engage students in social justice advocacy through the analysis and creation of hip-hop music.
Résumé : La musique hip-hop a été utilisée comme un outil pour résister aux injustices politiques, sociales, économiques et raciales infligées a divers groupes marginalisés de la société. Bien que le hip-hop soit bien ancré dans la musique populaire d'un large public, il en est tout autrement dans la classe de musique. Dans cet article, je m'appuie sur un cours d'arts intégrés récemment développé pour présenter des stratégies pédagogiques et des ressources pratiques qui peuvent etre utilisées pour inclure la musique hip-hop dans la classe de musique. De plus, j'explore comment les musiciens éducateurs peuvent sensibiliser les éleves a la justice sociale grâce a l'analyse et la création de musique hip-hop.
Since its inception, hip-hop music has been used as a tool for resisting political, social, economical and racial injustices inflicted upon various marginalized groups in society. Having its roots in African-American hip-hop culture, Black musicians and artists have been forerunners in the development of hip-hop music, although the genre has been embraced and expanded by Latina/o, Indigenous and other non-Black artists (Kruse, 2016; Pulido, 2009; Wang, 2010). Hip-hop music has become an integral part of mainstream popular music. It is consumed daily by youth and adults alike, and its sounds can be detected as the musical backdrop in movies, television shows and commercial advertisements. Hip-hop pedagogy has been the subject of a growing list of academic articles and studies within music education research (Bridges, 2011; Dhokai, 2012; Kim & Pulido, 2015; Kruse, 2016; Pulido, 2009; Shelby-Caffey, Byfield & Solbrig, 2018). Ironically, there is one place in which hip-hop music has not been so popular-the music classroom.