Culturally Relevant Music Remedies for At-Risk Students
A Pathway to Engagement, Empowerment, and Entrepreneurship
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https://doi.org/10.61629/ijhm.v1i1.42Keywords:
music education, at-risk students, intervention programs, socio-emotional development, creative expression, culturally relevant music, entrepreneurialism, online learningAbstract
This article reviews the literature on music-based interventions for at-risk students. It first outlines the concern about academic success and dropout rates in the United States and the multidimensional factors that place children and adolescents at risk. It then gives an overview of non-music interventions (bibliotherapy, visual arts, technology in education and athletics) and examines music as a remedial and preventive tool, including music programs, songwriting, composition, spoken word, improvisation and culturally relevant music. The article also discusses how music education can foster entrepreneurialism among at-risk students and suggests directions for future research, such as university music students, international communities, online learning, sacred and religious music, and entrepreneurialism.
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