What Would Adam Smith Have on His iPod? Uses of Music in Teaching the History of Economic Thought

The Most Magical Way to Teach: Disney Music In The Classroom

“…The ability to use music in the classroom has grown over the past decade as streaming services like Apple Music and Spotify have introduced listeners to a library of songs that would have likely been unavailable to most consumers even a decade before (Krueger 2019). Much of the earliest work on teaching with music focused on identifying a handful of key songs that covered important topics (Tinari & Khandke 2000, Van Horn and Van Horn 2013, Hall and Lawson 2008, but none of which referenced music from classic Disney films. Some educators (Al-Bahrani et al 2017) have asked students to create their own music videos as a summative assessment, but more recent work has looked at how specific genres of music can be used to teach economics concepts (Rousu et al 2021).…”

Teaching Macroeconomics Through Music

“…In addition, Harte (2003) and Mandernach (2009) show that using music in the classroom improves student motivation and satisfaction with the course. Van Horn and Van Horn (2013) reported that 60 percent of their students considered that music played an important role in increasing their interest in course content. Raeshler (2013) found that incorporating a music project in economics courses increased course attendance, student evaluations, and final grades.…”