AN INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
UTILIZING
THE POWER OF
MUSIC
TO TEACH AMERICAN
HISTORY AND LITERATURE
How did we all learn our "ABC's?" Each of us, whether we could carry a tune or not, learned our alphabet in song. No one told us to memorize A to M this week, N to Z the next. Each of us, whether or not we are accomplished vocalists, can sing and recall the alphabet in this manner.
The basic concept of The Muse Project is that all students, whether or not they are accomplished readers, will engage with and make meaning from difficult, often dry texts if information is presented musically.
America Revealed, The Muse Project's premier program, is not only an effective learning tool, but also... read more...
Social Studies teacher, Lara Paparo, teaching her 9th grade class at Penn Manor High School.
Creating Lyrics sure beats memorizing documents.
Student Singers Perform
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"I have utilized The Muse Project's music in my class for the past 2 years. I am always stunned by the extent to which my students comprehend and identify with the lyrics and empathize with the emotions from it. Furthermore, I have noticed that when I use the music to supplement my teaching, students retain the information that they learn with more success than without it. Other teachers to whom I have introduced this work have experienced similiar success, and test scores show a definate increase in the teachers' classes compared to those who did not untilize the music."
Lara Paparo, Social Studies teacher Penn Manor High School, Millersville PA
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