ABSTRACT
This chapter outlines some of the core values of Modern Band as defined by Little Kids Rock (LKR). It explains the rationale behind LKR's approach to training teachers to incorporate Modern Band in their classrooms. Modern Band encompasses broad genres of music and more narrow genres such as djent, reggaeton, banda and shoegaze. United States music educators teaching Modern Band have become more prevalent, particularly in larger urban school districts such as New York City and Los Angeles. The core pedagogical principle employed by LKR is "Music as a Second Language" (MSL). Developed by LKR founder Dave Wish, a former first-grade English as a Second Language teacher, MSL focuses on learning music in the way second languages are sometimes learned. The basic values of LKR's approach to Modern Band are: Comfort Zone, Approximation, Scaffolding, Composition and Improvisation.
