scholarly journals Reaching out to the orchestra – Concert visits as a curricular link to extracurricular musical activities?

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-130
Author(s):  
Peter Mall
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
European Countries ◽  
School Activities ◽  
Short Overview ◽  
Frankfurt Case ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
School Music ◽  
Insight Into

AbstractVisiting classical concerts as part of school activities has a long tradition in Germany but has always been controversial. The multi-case study Schools@Concerts aims in mapping different approaches of connecting school music education with classical concert visits in seven European countries. As part of this project, this article gives early insights into the Frankfurt case. Different perspectives on concert visits include students, teachers and concert hosts. After a short overview about the German discussion, the article gives a brief insight into the state curricula concerning concert visits and the school curriculum of the participating school. All participants have positive attitudes towards concert visits but also highlight the organizational effort of it. Both, teacher and host emphasize missing resources for preparing concerts. Although classical concerts do not meet the musical taste of the children, most of them show positive attitudes to concert visits. Therefore the study wants to encourage responsible stake holders to support concert visits, both in schools and orchestras.

Inspiring the Next Generation of Music Educators: A Multiple Case Study of High School Music Experiences and Career Choice

2020 ◽  
pp. 002242942097578
Author(s):  
Tiger Robison ◽  
Scott N. Edgar ◽  
John Eros ◽  
Kimberly H. Councill ◽  
William E. Fredrickson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Music Education ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Music Educators ◽  
Future Research ◽  
School Music ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
High School Music

The purpose of this instrumental multiple case study was to explore the roles that high school music educators and the experiences they provide play in influencing high school students’ decisions to pursue a career in music education. Four bounded systems, consisting of programs led by ensemble directors with documented records and reputations for helping matriculate music education students into undergraduate music education programs, were studied. Findings were organized into the following themes: (a) formative attraction to the profession, (b) differing approaches to encouragement, (c) forms of encouragement, and (d) life as a music teacher. Specific implications for practice for multiple stakeholders and implications for future research are provided based on these findings.

scholarly journals EFL Female Students’ Perception of Feminist Poetry: A Case Study in the Department of English at Umm Al-Qura University

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hadeel Jamal Azhar
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Feminist Poetry ◽  
Changing Roles ◽  
The University ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Insight Into

This study examines the perception of English as a Foreign Language female students in the Department of English at Umm Al-Qura University regarding feminist poetry. It offers an insight into their understanding of the genre and its themes and how these are relevant to women’s changing roles in Saudi Arabian society. Research was conducted among forty students who studied the Poetry course (731478-2) during the first and second semesters of the academic year of 2019-2020 at the university. The study adopts a qualitative methodology with a survey as the primary tool to collect data. Students were asked to complete a questionnaire which directly addressed the research questions and were then given a chance to add their comments and personal inputs. Given that women’s empowerment is a vital part of the Saudi vision of 2030, the majority of the responses show positive attitudes towards studying feminist poetry. In doing so, this study sheds light on the value of integrating feminist poetry as it raises students’ awareness of women’s rights in different cultures, allowing them to reflect on their own experience.

scholarly journals The impact of school music education: The experiences of four Catalan citizens

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-125
Author(s):  
Jessica Pérez-Moreno ◽  
Carmen Carrillo
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Life Stories ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Emotional Impact ◽  
Compulsory Schooling ◽  
Approach To Learning ◽  
School Music ◽  
Narrative Methodology ◽  
The Impact

This study examines the impact made by music education on a sample of Catalan citizens who studied this subject during their compulsory schooling. A biographical narrative methodology was used to investigate a broad spectrum of the participants’ school musical experiences and to analyze the impact that music education has had on different aspects of their lives. Their perceptions and experiences, collected and expressed through life stories, show a correlation between the theoretical approach to learning music adopted by teachers and its little impact on the participants’ lives. Their stories also bring to light the difficulties involved in identifying and distinguishing the existing impact between both in-school and extracurricular music education but identify emotional impact as the most relevant one overall. Based on the evidence provided, this article aims to contribute to the debate on the role of music education on the school curriculum.

Challenges and visions in school music education: Focusing on Chinese and Lithuanian realities

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-46
Author(s):  
Jolanta Lasauskiene ◽  
Youdi Sun
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
General Education ◽  
Historical Development ◽  
General Music ◽  
Music Curriculum ◽  
Education Improvement ◽  
School Music ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Insight Into

This article focuses on music education in Chinese and Lithuanian schools, especially on the latest reforms of the national music curriculum for basic and general education. Due to the original reasons and historical development in the east and west, the philosophies of educations are different, resulting in differences in concepts of education, goals of education, methods of education, roles of teachers and students. The process of collecting information for music education in Lithuania and China will be explained in order to gain insight into specific issues related to each country. The resulting similarities and differences between Chinese and Lithuanian school music education are reported, and suggestions for basic and teacher education improvement are discussed. Most importantly, the findings of this study have highlighted that the notions of school music education in Lithuania and China are insignificantly different. Keywords: Chinese general music education, music curriculum, music activities, Lithuanian general music education.

scholarly journals Integrating popular music and informal music learning practices: A multiple case study of secondary school music teachers enacting change in music education

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 298-310
Author(s):  
Martina Vasil
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Music Education ◽  
Popular Music ◽  
Music Teachers ◽  
Music Learning ◽  
Informal Music Learning ◽  
Learning Practices ◽  
School Music ◽  
Multiple Case

The purpose of this multiple case study was to examine the practices and perspectives of four music teachers who integrated popular music and informal music learning practices into their secondary school music programs in the United States. A primary goal was to understand music teachers’ process of enacting change. Data included 16 semi-structured interviews, eight school site visits and observations, documents, and a researcher journal. Findings revealed that teachers enacted change within micro-contexts—their classrooms. Teachers had an internal locus for change; they developed rationales for change and initiated curricular changes in response to a lack of student engagement, which seemed to stem from students feeling insecure in their musical abilities and disconnected from the content and pedagogy used in music classes. For the teachers in this study, the solution was integrating popular music and informal music learning practices. Thematic analysis revealed eight characteristics of effective teacher-initiated change in secondary music education: (1) holistic and gradual change processes, (2) teacher reflection and inquiry, (3) teacher autonomy, (4) enabling institutional factors, (5) use of a variety of supportive networks, (6) student-centered pedagogy, (7) teacher-selected professional development, and (8) a balance of structure and chaos and formal and informal learning.

Musical acculturation through primary school activities during Japanese colonial rule of Korea (1910–1945)

2014 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 265-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeong Ha Kim
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Cultural Change ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Post Colonial ◽  
Korean Music ◽  
School Activities ◽  
School Music ◽  
Japanese Colonial ◽  
The Military

Global colonialism and continuing post-colonial influences caused widespread cultural change at the interface of different cultures. Musical acculturation can be observed in most colonised countries. Some pro-colonialists apologetically allege that through colonisation the colonised territories would receive developmental aid and economical benefits. If this was the case, did Korean music education also benefit from Japanese colonisation as is commonly claimed? And also, was Korean school music acculturated by the Japanese curriculum? To answer these questions, I scrutinised the intentions of colonial Korean music education through interviewing 42 witnesses who attended primary schools of the time, simultaneously analysing school activities such as morning assembly and the military draft, both of which show musical content. The interviews focused in particular on the day-to-day life at school, pedagogic content and impacts of colonial education on pupils’ later life and cultural identity.

scholarly journals “It’s Just the Way I Learn!”: Inclusion from the Perspective of a Student with Visual Impairment

2018 ◽  
Vol 105 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-27
Author(s):  
Danni Gilbert
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Visual Impairment ◽  
Instructional Strategies ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Music Educators ◽  
Active Participation ◽  
Music Ensembles ◽  
School Music ◽  
And Training ◽  
Insight Into

This article describes the inclusive experience of a student with visual impairment in secondary band settings. Information obtained from students with visual impairments who have experienced active participation in school music ensembles may provide much-needed insight into instructional strategies that could improve inclusion. Many music educators believe they lack adequate resources and training in including students with visual impairments. Therefore, a deeper understanding of the experience of participating in secondary performing ensembles from the viewpoints of students can help guide the efforts of those involved in their music education.

A Holistic Approach to Music Education

1996 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-81
Author(s):  
Ruth Wright
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Music Education ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Music Department ◽  
School Music

This paper originates from a research project investigating the effects of a ‘holistic’ approach to music education in the secondary school. It is based upon a case study involving the work of one secondary school music department where a ‘holistic’ approach to the music programme is adopted in that the work in the curriculum at Key Stages 3 and 4 is used as the basis for extended curricular work. It is concluded that the holistic approach offers an interesting and in many ways educationally beneficial alternative to the more traditional separatist approach to the curriculum and extended curriculum.

Maximizing Expertise and Collaboration to Support Students With Brain Injury: A Case Study in Speech-Language Pathology

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 1267-1282
Author(s):  
Jessica Salley ◽  
Sarah Krusen ◽  
Margaret Lockovich ◽  
Bethany Wilson ◽  
Brenda Eagan-Johnson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Brain Injury ◽  
Medical Setting ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
Team Members ◽  
School Activities ◽  
School Based ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
Specialized Education

Purpose Through a hypothetical case study, this article aimed to describe an evidence-based approach for speech-language pathologists in managing students with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), particularly within a formal statewide-supported school-based brain injury team model, such as the BrainSTEPS Brain Injury School Consulting Program operating in Pennsylvania and Colorado. Conclusion Upon transitioning from the medical setting back to school, children with TBI present with unique educational needs. Children with moderate-to-severe TBIs can demonstrate a range of strengths and deficits in speech, language, cognition, and feeding and swallowing, impacting their participation in various school activities. The specialized education, training, and insight of speech-language pathologists, in collaboration with multidisciplinary medical and educational team members, can enable the success of students with TBI when transitioning back to school postinjury ( DePompei & Blosser, 2019 ; DePompei & Tyler, 2018 ). This transition should focus on educational planning, implementation of strategies and supports, and postsecondary planning for vocations or higher education.

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