Comprehensive musicianship is a desire to expand what students study and the ways in which they participate in their learning. The CMP movement originated in Wisconsin in the 1970s and still offers training and sessions today. The heart of the approach seeks to make music education broader, deeper, and more meaningful for students. This is not a strictly "choral" approach as many band and orchestra teachers are CMP-trained.
The CMP model consists of five components:
In an ideal world, every student would have a full background history and context for every piece of music they perform. But how do we do this amidst the deadlines, pressures, and stresses of a teaching job? Basic questions we consider as we select repertoire:
Deeper questions about repertoire selection:
We tend to choose songs and then rehearse them. CMP encourages us to find the "hook" of a song and engage our students immediately in the deeper meanings of the music. While a thorough CMP analysis may not be possible for you to do for every piece of repertoire you have to accomplish in a year, perhaps start with one analysis per semester. Or one per concert. Any work we can do on the back end will only make our teaching that much more effective and meaningful. Interested in learning more?
The Great Choral Treasure Hunt
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