Caribbean Music Pedagogy Workshop
Monday, July 11, 2022—Friday, July 22, 2022
In 2022, we were happy to host our workshop again, albeit online. We hope to return to in-person workshops in Summer 2024. We look forward to seeing you then!
—Danielle Brown, Ph.D., Founder & CEO
A music pedagogy for social justice.
The Caribbean Music Pedagogy Workshop (CMPW) is an intensive 10-day, three-summer professional development program that combines studies in ethnomusicology, music education, and social justice. The program offers new ways of learning and teaching Caribbean music that recognize and validate the ingenuity and pedagogical methods of the people who create it. Each summer, participants study music from at least three Caribbean nations representing different language areas from the region. Summer 2022 will focus on Cuba, Haiti, and Trinidad & Tobago. A Certification of Completion is awarded after successful completion of each level.
A different kind of workshop.
CMPW differs from other music pedagogy workshops in that it actively promotes social justice in both its design and implementation. The workshop aims to help eradicate systemic racism in music by getting teachers, artists, and administrators to think consciously about their approaches to teaching, performing, and programming music. Participants will be exposed to Caribbean history and culture, important musical concepts in the study of Caribbean music, and will gain an understanding and appreciation for the inter-connectedness of the Caribbean region as a whole.
Program Highlights
Social Justice Framework
Vocal & Rhythmic Pedagogy
Caribbean History
Music & Dance Workshops
Special Guest Artists
Teaching Resources & Strategies
Certificate of Completion
Our Instructors
In keeping with our social justice goals, CMPW program instructors are local artists from the Caribbean or of Caribbean ancestry and are experts in their field. They bring a unique perspective to the study of Caribbean music in the U.S. where classes are taught primarily by people outside of the culture. Instructors teach from a Caribbean perspective and offer strategies for teaching musical traditions that have been marginalized within a system that privileges Western art music and Eurocentric pedagogical methods. Classes are led by multi-disciplinary artist, ethnomusicologist, and Kodály-certified music educator Dr. Danielle Brown. Special music and dance workshops will be led by guest artists. For a list of our scheduled 2022 workshop instructors, click here.
Location and Schedule
Monday, July 11, 2022—Friday, July 22, 2022
This year’s workshop will take place completely online. Although we regret not meeting in-person, we welcome the opportunity to include participants who may not have been able to attend due to distance. Join us!
Classes will meet Monday—Friday from 9:30AM EST–4:30PM EST, with a 1-hour lunch break included. Considering the health implications of sitting, we have incorporated small breaks throughout the day, as well as activities to help break the monotony of sitting.
Registration, Tuition, and Fees
Course Tuition: $1499
o Registration Fee (Non-refundable): $350
o Tuition Balance: $1149
Space is limited. To secure a seat in the class, register online and submit your deposit by May 1, 2022. The remaining balance is due by June 1, 2022. After the registration deadline, applications for the workshop will be accepted on a space available basis. For applications submitted on or after June 1, 2022, tuition will be due in full at the time of registration.
Refund Policy
All tuition and fees will be refunded in the event that the workshop is canceled by My People Tell Stories. Otherwise, the registration fee is non-refundable. The tuition balance will be refunded if registration is canceled by 11:59PM EST on June 1, 2022. Registrants are not entitled to a refund of their tuition balance payments after June 1, 2022.
“It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.”
— Audre Lorde