Article Critique Of Joshua Palkki - 1232 Words

Article Critique of Joshua Palkki (2015) American music teachers need to understand and meet the needs of their Latino/a students, and Palkki (2015) researches approaches that would aid music educators, specifically high school choir directors, in reaching and serving this population in his article â€Å"If it fits into their Culture, then they will have a Connection: experiences of two Latina students in a select high school choir.† Palkki (2015) presents a qualitative case study regarding two Latina students in which Palkki (2015) seeks to learn about their choral experiences and thereby discover avenues to improve choral teaching methods. A literature review is presented and after this the case study of these two students was explained†¦show more content†¦Following this strong introduction, Palkki moves the audience into his literature review. Literature Review The literature review in this article was organized concisely and included research looking at different aspects in this gap of understanding and education among choral teachers and Latino/a students. Palkki (2015) begins his literature review with a story from Lum and Campbell (2009) and their study of a Latina student. Palkki (2015) uses his literature to convey the importance that choral teachers do need to examine avenues for better serving their Latino/a population. After further establishing this point, the article moves on to show further research that music education is not currently serving this group of students; furthermore, efforts regarding â€Å"multicultural music education† are not effectively reaching students as teachers need to take a step further (Pallki 2015). Thus, Palkki (2015) comes to his final point in the literature review of â€Å"culturally relevant music education† (Palkki, 2015, p. 4). Within this section, Palkki 201 5 shows the importance of being culturally relevant and transitions into explaining his case study. This literature review was thorough, well organized, and further established Palkki’s point of researching music education and the Latino/a population. Case Study The case study of this article did an excellent job of helping the audience appreciate the challenges facing Latino/a