SEL in Music Education

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Social Emotional Learning is the process through which we acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions. While SEL is not a new concept, it is more essential in these times of isolation and trauma. Utilize the following resources as you work to support your students:

Getting Started

• Links Between Participation in Music and the Arts and Social and Emotional Learning
• SEL and Music Education: Compilation of research conclusions related to SEL
• Advocating for Music Education Utilizing SEL

Online Community:

• Facebook page: Music Education and Social Emotional Learning

Books:

• Music Education and Social Emotional Learning: The Heart of Teaching Music by Scott N. Edgar
• Music Education and Social Emotional Learning: The Heart of Teaching Music Student Workbook by Scott N. Edgar

Articles:

• New! Social Emotional Learning and Music Education: Now More Than Ever, by Scott N. Edgar
• Optimism Through the COVID-19 Disruption: Utilizing Social Emotional Learning for Reflection and Growth by Scott N. Edgar, Andrew Morrison, Bob Morrison
• Putting Students into Compositions: Tips for Utilizing SEL in Composition Activities by Scott N. Edgar
• Music Education and Social-Emotional Learning by Scott N. Edgar
• The Students’ Voice during the COVID-19 Disruption by Scott N. Edgar (Part 1)
• The Students’ Voice during the COVID-19 Disruption by Scott N. Edgar (Part 2)

 Webinars:

• Music Education and Social Emotional Learning (Bob Morrison and Scott N. Edgar)
• Music Education and SEL During COVID-19: Resiliency and Empathy Now More Than Ever (Scott N. Edgar)
• Fostering Social-Emotional Learning In and Through the Arts (Maurice J. Elias, Scott Edgar, and Bob Morrison)
• Care and Compassion for All: Meeting the Emotional Needs of Our Students and Ourselves (Matthew Arau, Scott N. Edgar, and Elisa Janson Jones)
• Using SEL for Reflection and Growth through the Arts (Bob Morrison and Scott N. Edgar) 

Podcasts:

• The Music Ed Mentor Podcast: Implementing SEL (Scott N. Edgar)
• Using SEL for Reflection and Growth through the Arts (Scott N. Edgar and Bob Morrison)