Andrew Millar
2020
Professor Millar plans to replace unwieldy music textbooks with a curated set of open and digital music. Digital presentation allows for linking to additional resources, portability and increased ease of use.
2021
Racial Justice
Millar intends to use his Racial Justice Grant to continue work from his 2020-21 Project for Music 1101, Music for Non-Majors, at the Newark Campus. Now that Millar has made the text for his course free, he plans to add musical pieces from African American musicians to show their impact on music across the centuries. Work will include changes to assignments and student discussions.
2022
Millar will utilize grant funds to continue the development and full implementation of racial justice and music-at-the-piano resources for Music for Non-Majors. This work will include adding more audio-visual materials, illustrations from the world of art and images of musical engagement to provide more points of example for students. This work will create a rich course for both online and in-person learners.
Millar saw an ALX grant as a way to bring the online course materials for his MUSIC 1101 class to a higher standard, and to improve the experience for students of all majors to critically engage with and participate in music.
