The Jane Frazee Distinguished Scholar-Artist Series June 29, 2024, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Schoenecker Center
The 2024 Distinguished Scholar is Dr. Adam Kruse with Special Guest Pete Shungu
This presentation will explore the relationship between Hip-Hop and music education and why the evolution of this relationship matters. Topics of discussion will include common teacher concerns, the transformative potential of Hip-Hop culture, and critical considerations of context and positionality in this work. Attendees will also be actively involved in listening to and analyzing as well as creating and performing original music.
Dr. Adam Kruse is the Director of Curriculum & Educational Partnerships for the Hip-Hop Innovation Center and Associate Professor of Music Education at the University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign. He is also co-leader for the Hip-Hop Xpress project and co-directs the Illinois School of Music’s Summer Hip-Hop Camp. Kruse completed his PhD in music education at Michigan State University and earned a Master of Arts degree in secondary education and a Bachelor of Science degree in music education from Ball State University. Kruse’s current scholarship focuses on Hip-Hop music learning and engagements of Hip-Hop culture in school music settings. He presents frequently at national and international conferences and has published in many of the field’s leading journals. At the University of Illinois, Kruse earned a Campus Distinguished Promotion Award in 2021 and the 2019-2020 Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching from the College of Fine & Applied Arts. He also received a Creative Research Award from the college and an M3I4 grant from the School of Music to host the first-ever Hip-Hop Music Ed Symposium. Kruse was also recognized with the 2020 Outstanding Early Career Paper in Music Education from the American Educational Research Association and a 2017-2018 Technology Initiative Award from the College Music Society. The Hip-Hop Xpress project
Graduate Programs in Music Education
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