Spring 2024
Location
Barbara Massey Room 413
Start Date
7-5-2024 3:00 PM
End Date
7-5-2024 3:30 PM
Description
Two immersive, interdisciplinary courses focused on music festival culture were created as part of a university study away program. This paper provides a pedagogical framework for educators interested in offering a similar educational experience for their students. The first part of the paper provides a summary of how the Bonnaroo U program came into being. This includes a discussion of the components necessary to build a music festival curriculum. Best practices in building sustainable relationships with festival promoters and of festival site logistics concludes the paper.
Recommended Citation
Spring, Ken and Stewart, Sarita M., "Pedagogical Practices in Creating A Musical Festival Curriculum: A Case Study Bonnaroo University" (2024). Faculty Scholarship Symposium. 8.
https://repository.belmont.edu/fac_schol/Spring_2024/Spring_2024/8
Included in
Art Education Commons, Music Business Commons, Sociology Commons
Pedagogical Practices in Creating A Musical Festival Curriculum: A Case Study Bonnaroo University
Barbara Massey Room 413
Two immersive, interdisciplinary courses focused on music festival culture were created as part of a university study away program. This paper provides a pedagogical framework for educators interested in offering a similar educational experience for their students. The first part of the paper provides a summary of how the Bonnaroo U program came into being. This includes a discussion of the components necessary to build a music festival curriculum. Best practices in building sustainable relationships with festival promoters and of festival site logistics concludes the paper.
