▁education , ▁or ▁rock ▁music ▁education ▁— ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁development ▁in ▁music ▁education ▁consisting ▁of ▁the ▁system atic ▁teaching ▁and ▁learning ▁of ▁rock ▁music ▁and ▁other ▁forms ▁of ▁popular ▁music ▁both ▁inside ▁and ▁outside ▁formal ▁class room ▁settings . ▁Popular ▁music ▁ped ag ogy ▁tends ▁to ▁emphas ize ▁group ▁impro vis ation , ▁and ▁is ▁more ▁commonly ▁associated ▁with ▁community ▁music ▁activities ▁than ▁fully ▁institution al ized ▁school ▁music ▁ens emb les . ▁ ▁Manh attan ville ▁Music ▁C urr icul um ▁Project ▁▁ ▁The ▁Manh attan ville ▁Music ▁C urr icul um ▁Project ▁was ▁developed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁as ▁a ▁response ▁to ▁decl ining ▁student ▁interest ▁in ▁school ▁music . ▁This ▁cre ative ▁approach ▁a ims ▁to ▁shape ▁att itudes , ▁helping ▁students ▁see ▁music ▁not ▁as ▁static ▁content ▁to ▁be ▁master ed , ▁but ▁as ▁personal , ▁current , ▁and ▁evol ving . ▁ ▁R ather ▁than ▁im part ing ▁fact ual ▁knowledge , ▁this ▁method ▁cent ers ▁around ▁the ▁student , ▁who ▁lear ns ▁through ▁investigation , ▁experiment ation , ▁and ▁discovery . ▁ ▁The ▁teacher ▁gives ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁students ▁a ▁specific ▁problem ▁to ▁solve ▁together ▁and ▁allows ▁freedom ▁to ▁create , ▁perform , ▁improv ise , ▁conduct , ▁research , ▁and ▁investigate ▁different ▁fac ets ▁of ▁music ▁in ▁a ▁spir al ▁curr icul um . ▁MM CP ▁is ▁viewed ▁as ▁the ▁for er un ner ▁to ▁projects ▁in ▁cre ative ▁music ▁composition ▁and ▁impro vis ation ▁activities ▁in ▁schools