Celebration of Scholars
Music of the Meru People
Name:
Morgan Taylor
Major: Music Education and Vocal Performance
Hometown: Elmhurst
Faculty Sponsor: Peter Dennee
Other Sponsors:
Type of research: SURE
Funding: SURE
Abstract
The music traditions of the Meru people of Northcentral Tanzania are rich and largely undocumented. With connections to the Cultural Arts Centre at Tumaini University Makumira in Tanzania, we accessed video recordings of these performances and created teaching and learning resources for music educators to use in the classroom. This SURE project was in preparation for Dr. Peter Dennee to begin his sabbatical and Fulbright in Tanzania where he is continuing and expanding upon this work. Using existing music pedagogies like Comprehensive Musicianship through Performance (CMP), and World Music Pedagogy (WMP), we designed a hybrid resource for music educators to use when teaching the musical traditions of the Meru people. Dr. Dennee's research extends to the Massai and Chagga people of Northcentral Tanzania as well, and will utilize our innovative lesson-plan design. The design remains in development as we continue to look to make it more user-friendly and concise, while including all relevant information.
Submit date: Feb. 17, 2021, 9:07 a.m.