The Four Pillars

The Four Pillars of the Contemporary Music Educator

The Crane School of Music's Education department lays out Four Pillars of the Contemporary Music Educator. These Four Pillars are: the Flexible Musician, a musician who is diverse in what they do, understanding and engaging with many ways to make music; the Innovative Leader, one who thinks creatively and innovates in the teaching profession within their own school and elsewhere; the Principled Practitioner, a professional who has a set of well thought-out principles by which they operate their classroom; and the Critical Thinker, someone who comes up with creative solutions to problems and always engages critically with their own teaching. I strive to embody these traits in my personal approach to teaching.