Listening Strategies Yield Successful Teaching Method for Professor Elizabeth Le Guin
Professor Elisabeth Le Guin, a musicologist at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), has been awarded the UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award this fall. Le Guin, who is currently serving as the Chair of the Department of Musicology, joins a distinguished group of recipients, including Robert Winter, who received the award in 2008, and Mitchell Morris, who was honoured in 2003.
Le Guin's teaching philosophy emphasizes the cultivation of listening as an act of "radical (re) connection." This approach is rooted in her musician's training in interactive listening, which she uses to serve her students' ideas, not her own. In 2015, she conducted an experiment in radical listening with her graduating Music History majors, leading to a unique capstone course where students created their own syllabus.
The students' experiment culminated in a two-day conference where they presented their culminating projects to an engaged public. This conference has since become a yearly feature of the Department of Musicology's life.
Le Guin's scholarship and teaching philosophy are deeply connected to the Fandango fronterizo, an annual event held along the border fence between Tijuana and San Diego. This event, significant to her work, encourages cross-cultural dialogue and collaboration, mirroring Le Guin's pedagogical approach.
The Department of Musicology at UCLA boasts outstanding faculty and programs. For more information, please visit their website.
Since 2000, five other recipients of the UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award have been from The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. Notable recipients include Robert Fink, who received the award last year, and Robert Bourland, who was honoured in 2005. Ian Krouse, another professor in the Music department, was a recipient in 2011.
While I don't have direct access to a complete list of UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award recipients specifically in Musicology since 2000, this information is typically maintained by the UCLA Music Department or the UCLA Center for the Advancement of Teaching. To find this information, you might consider checking UCLA’s official Music Department website, visiting the UCLA Center for the Advancement of Teaching website, or contacting the UCLA Musicology faculty or department office directly for a detailed list. If you'd like, I can help you draft an email to request this information from UCLA.
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