Transdisciplinary approach to Urban Popular Music in Secondary Education

Abstract

Curriculum integration represents a priority in secondary education, with profound implications for teaching and learning processes. However, its application presents deep complexities due to the structuring of education systems. In order to deepen a transdisciplinar understanding of Arts Education in Secondary schools, we present a project developed in a Madrid Secondary School (Spain). From the thematic axis of popular music, gender and adolescence, an album, an advertising campaign and a musical taste map have been elaborated. All this in 3 groups of 4th year of ESO with 3 teachers and external collaboration. The results show the transdisciplinar integration of diverse art and social sciences areas as a useful tool for Secondary Schools, in a participatory process of teaching and learning, and the construction of meaningful artistic experiences by the students.