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Community Music, Social Work and Social Protest (Unit 1, Part 2)
This seminar will continue to give an overview on theory and practice of community music. In particular, we will reflect on music in social work/youth work in Germany, especially the concept of music in sociocultural work which is represented at the Alice Salomon Hochschule. These fields of theory and practice seem to have many intersections with the concept of community music.
Improvisation and the experience of the social aspects of music making are fundamental Elements of this seminar. This Semester we will additionally provide the opportunity to practice music at the ASH. Once a month we will meet for 4 SWS in the music room at the ASH. We will explore basic musical methods like drumcircles, drumbeats, body percussion and singing but we will also experiment with rock music instruments (drums, guitar, bass guitar, keyboard, etc.).
The participants in the group sessions are not required to have musical experiences. Since the target groups of social work have different musical presuppositions, like the students in this seminar, we are working with arrangements for beginners, intermediates and advanced students.
Music in this seminar is viewed as a means to communication and social experience and promotes participation and creativity.
International students can earn graded credits for Unit 1 (part 2).
ASH students can earn non-graded credits for Unit 1, part 2.
Students can either do a music project that will be presented at the end of the semester or write an essay. The course requirements will be outlined in the beginning of the semester.
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