scholarly journals “The school band and the Kulturskole are a single ‘thing’”: Exploring co-production between the public sector and a non-governmental organisation

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 49-64
Author(s):  
Per Ståle Knardal ◽  
Karsten Selseth Landrø
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Performing Arts ◽  
Social Bonds ◽  
Local Society ◽  
Good Communication ◽  
The Public ◽  
School Of Music ◽  
Single Thing ◽  
Organisational Structures ◽  
School Band

This paper explores how a non-governmental organisation, a school band, and the municipal school of music and performing arts (the Kulturskole) collaborate to provide music education. Drawing on the concept of co-production, this paper investigates a case where the Kulturskole and the school band jointly deliver and plan the service of music education. The findings suggest that co-production in this case was perceived to be beneficial in terms of both efficiency and learning. Other broader outcomes were also detected, such as a strengthening of social bonds in the local society. The findings further suggest that in order to make co-production work, it is necessary to establish well-functioning organisational structures and good communication and knowledge transfer between the participants. Hence, the results in this paper inform the development of co-production as a mechanism to bring together a variety of stakeholders in the delivery and planning of arts education.

‘Langen Katresnan’ Video Animasi dengan Tema Ramayana Episode Penculikan Shinta

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ika Yulianti
Keyword(s):  
Performing Arts ◽  
New Work ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Creation

Ramayana story has been widely known in Indonesian society since centuries ago. This story has been disseminated from generation to generation. The story is familiar to the public in the form of this kakawin often staged in the form of performing arts, dramatari, puppet performances, as well as in the form of puppet or sculpture. Ramayana story has a lot of episodes, but in the creation of this animated video work taking Shinta kidnapping episode. This animated video works explored the form of characters and stories, as well as collaborate with dance, heater and musical arts. Kidnapping of Shinta’s story became the basis of the principal narrative in the creation of animated video with the theme of Ramayana episode kidnapping Shinta ‘Langen Katresnan’ which then developed in accordance with the ideas and concepts. It also supports the creation of new work that promotes originality of the work. This animated video works using two-dimensional techniques. This is actually a reference to that puppet animation that was first recognized by earlier ancestors.Keywords: puppet, Ramayana, animation

International Perspectives on Assessment in Music Education

2019 ◽  
pp. 511-527
Author(s):  
Alexandra Kertz-Welzel
Keyword(s):  
Public School ◽  
Music Education ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Education Assessment ◽  
Teaching Philosophies ◽  
The Public ◽  
Assessment Culture ◽  
International Perspectives ◽  
Musical Knowledge ◽  
Music Education Policy

Music education is part of the public school curriculum in many countries, as either a compulsory or an elective subject. While it offers many young people an opportunity to acquire musical knowledge and skills, it also has its challenges. Being part of the public school curriculum results in a need for assessment in music education. While some problems related to assessment are similar internationally (e.g., concerning music as art), assessment in different countries varies. It depends on various factors such as the general assessment culture, the goals of education, music education policy, individual teaching philosophies, and school culture. By utilizing approaches from comparative music education, philosophy, and sociology of music education, this chapter analyzes music education assessment policies and practices in different countries. By scrutinizing global similarities and differences, it proposes new approaches to assessment that may help address some of the challenges the global music education community faces today.

High School Band Directors’ Perceptions and Applications of Democratic Rehearsal Procedures in Concert Band Rehearsals

2021 ◽  
pp. 875512332198929
Author(s):  
Alec D. Scherer
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Music Education ◽  
Concert Band ◽  
Band Directors ◽  
School Level ◽  
High School Level ◽  
Classroom Dynamics ◽  
High School Band ◽  
Student Ownership ◽  
School Band

The purpose of this study was to examine inservice high school band directors’ perceptions and applications of democratic rehearsal procedures in concert band rehearsals. Respondents ( N = 216) were members of the National Association for Music Education who were currently teaching concert band at the high school level. Respondents indicated that “identify and describe opportunities for individual and ensemble performance improvement” and “student-led sectionals” were considered the most important democratic rehearsal procedures for their students to experience. These same procedures were also the most frequently used democratic rehearsal procedures. Analysis of open-ended responses revealed that respondents believed student ownership, student engagement, and student growth as musicians and leaders were advantages to implementing democratic rehearsal procedures. Potential disadvantages included issues related to student ability, rehearsal time limitations, unfamiliar classroom dynamics, and availability of classroom resources. Implications for music teachers are discussed.

American Gamelan and the Ethnomusicological Imagination

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth A Clendinning
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Music Education ◽  
Performing Arts ◽  
Music Teachers ◽  
American Music ◽  
World Music ◽  
Music Programs ◽  
Music Ensembles ◽  
College Music

The book seeks to answer these questions: Why are there more than 150 gamelans (Indonesian percussion ensembles) in North America, and why are more than half of them associated with American colleges and universities? How and why did gamelan ensembles spark the ethnomusicological imagination? What impact have these ensembles had on college music programs, their local communities, and transnational Indonesian performing arts scenes? How does a lifetime of teaching foreign college students shape the lives of non-American music teachers? First providing an overview of gamelan and its incorporation in education in North America, this book uses the story of the career and community of one performer-teacher, I Made Lasmawan of Bali and Colorado, as a case study to examine the formation and sustenance academic world music ensembles. It examines the way students develop musical and cultural competence by learning gamelan in traditional ethnomusicology ensemble courses and analyzes the merits of including gamelan ensembles in studies in percussion, composition, and music education. More broadly, the book argues that beyond the classroom, the presence of these ensembles shapes transnational arts education and touristic performing arts scenes in Bali. Finally, it advocates for world music ensemble courses as a powerful means for teaching musical and cultural diversity and sparking transnational exchanges, both in and outside the classroom.

scholarly journals Studies of E-Learning in Practice

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Manfred Rechberger
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Performing Arts ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Discussion Forums ◽  
Creative Processes ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
User Behaviors ◽  
Learning Platform ◽  
Online Music ◽  
E Learning

<p>Computer assisted and computer based applications become more and more important in everyday lives. Their implementation in the field of music education seems to become a long-term project. Whereas years ago we were sure about the fact, that the quality of e-learning at our University of Music and Performing Arts depends on the implementation of audio-visual media at our e-learning platform, nowadays the text based tasks and written journals have won the race at least in the statistic of usage. </p><p>Many modules containing multimedia based content promote creative processes and different learning situations. Advantages of e-learning include flexibility and convenience for learners, especially if they have more variety in learning experiences by using multimedia applications. This paper deals with the change of our user behaviors in the last years, discussion forums, blogs, wikis and collaborative online activities and focuses on tools for musicians, composers and music scientists based on the actual status of the discussions in media pedagogies. A scientific project including surveys about the advantages and disadvantages of digital teaching repositories describes common used online music tools. </p><div><span><strong><br /></strong></span></div>

scholarly journals Hooked on Sol-Fa: the do-re-mi heuristic for Yorùbá speech tones

Africa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 88 (2) ◽  
pp. 267-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron Carter-Ényì
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Pitch Height ◽  
Zoltan Kodaly ◽  
Colonial Era ◽  
The Public ◽  
Field Recordings ◽  
Missionary Work ◽  
Positive Side ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
English Speaking World

AbstractSarah Ann Glover (1785–1867) believed that singing was for the public good and Samuel Àjàyí Crowther (1809–91) thought that speech tones should be preserved in writing. Their stories illustrate that diversity in thought may encounter obstacles, but can ultimately shape human consciousness. While this shows a positive side of missionary work, bringing people and ideas together, the transmission of Glover's and Crowther's ideas was mediated by the overlapping political, social and cultural hegemonies of the colonial era. Crowther was celebrated in the English-speaking world as evidence that the civilizing agenda – and colonialism – was good for all involved, but his orthographic approach was credited to the missionary linguist Johann Gottlieb Christaller. Glover's innovations in music education have been misattributed to John Curwen and Zoltán Kodály. Drawing evidence from ethnographic work, field recordings, language surveys and literature from a variety of disciplines, this article asks the question: why is do-re-mi the preferred heuristic for Yorùbá speech tone? Glover's and Crowther's physical paths never crossed, but their ideas did, converging in a remarkable inter-continental and trans-disciplinary synthesis. The do-re-mi heuristic resists the pitch-height paradigm used in formal linguistics (low-mid-high). In a culture where drums can speak, it is unsurprising that a musical model filled a void in the (European) concept of what a language could be.

Radio in Music Education: The Indiana School of the Sky Music Episodes, 1947–1948

2020 ◽  
pp. 153660062097345
Author(s):  
Morganne Aaberg
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Music Education ◽  
Teaching Strategies ◽  
Contemporary Music ◽  
The United States ◽  
Indiana University ◽  
The Public ◽  
School Year ◽  
Music Program

In this study I examined archival material relating to music lessons that aired on the Indiana School of the Sky during its inaugural season in the 1947–1948 school year. The Indiana School of the Sky was an educational radio program intended for use in the public schools and produced by Indiana University students and professors, in partnership with the State Department of Education. The purpose of this study was to illuminate details of the Indiana School of the Sky music program during its inaugural season in 1947–1948, such as the staff, repertoire, teaching strategies, and program structure. Of particular interest was Dorothy G. Kelley, who served as supervisor of the Indiana School of the Sky music episodes during its inaugural season, and was the first female to join the faculty of the Music Education Department at Indiana University. A secondary purpose was to examine the intersection of education and technology in the late 1940s through the lens of the Indiana School of the Sky and to afford contemporary music educators the opportunity to reflect on how they use current technologies in their classrooms. This study found that the program employed three main teaching strategies: singalong, call and response, and listening. Indiana University music and music education students performed in many music episodes alongside Kelley, and 34% of compositions that aired during the 1948–1949 school year comprised of music by composers from the United States, or folk music originating in the United States. Other countries represented by either composer or folk tradition included Australia, Austria, Czechoslovakia, England, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Mexico, Russia, and Spain.

Mental Preparation for the Performer

2014 ◽  
pp. 666-688
Author(s):  
Alma Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Goal Setting ◽  
Performing Arts ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Mental Skills ◽  
Mental Preparation ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Regular Practice

Mental skills are integral to success in practice and performance. Prominent educators in sport and in the performing arts have advocated their use for years. This chapter provides voice educators and singers with illustrative mental skills that are based on recent research, supplies further background on mental training, and provides examples of key concepts. Teachers, coaches and singers are encouraged to apply the exercises presented and, if necessary, adapt them through experimentation to meet individual needs. Mental skills require regular practice and commitment, and should be an integral part of all teaching and learning. The literature in sport, and more recently in music education and performance, is full of the benefits of using mental skills, and full of ways in which mental skills guide and enhance performances at all levels. The key mental skills covered in this chapter are commitment and motivation, goal-setting, managing anxiety, relaxation, imagery, and developing self-confidence.

The Association of Health Professionals

1996 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsay Paul
Keyword(s):  
Community Health ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Mutual Respect ◽  
The Public ◽  
Health Team ◽  
Health Values ◽  
Management Techniques ◽  
Organisational Structures ◽  
And Function ◽  
Practical Implications

Community health is by definition multidisciplinary, and the assumption that there is mutual respect and co-operation within these disciplines is integral to its philosophy. Many members of a community health 'team' are, however, also professionals, and as such expect to enjoy the traditional prestige and autonomy which is associated with professionalism. Nevertheless, this might be problematic, as there are ideological differences between professionalism and community health values, which is exacerbated by the number of different professions involved. The issue is further complicated by the use of modern management techniques in the public sector by contemporary governments, where the philosophies which inform these techniques can be inherently incompatible with professionalism and community health values. A degree of compromise by professionals and management must be reached if they are to coexist and function effectively in community health. The sociology of the professions and the ideologies of professionalism, community health and the organisational structures encountered in community health are reviewed here. It is suggested that greater awareness of these ideologies and their practical implications may result in more flexibility in the association of occupations which constitute community health.

Latin Music Studies at Texas State University

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ludim Pedroza
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Music Education ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
State University ◽  
School Of Music ◽  
Professional Degree ◽  
History Of ◽  
Latin Music ◽  
A Minor

The Latin Music Studies (LMS) area at the Texas State University School of Music offers degree-granting programs with concentrations in mariachi and salsa. Such programs are still rare in mainstream US institutions of higher education. LMS founder John Lopez has recently developed a minor in mariachi, which in conjunction with the professional degree in music education provides students with fundamental skills in mariachi ensemble management, pedagogy, performance, and creative musicianship. The history of the minor in mariachi at Texas State University and the prominent presence of mariachi in middle schools and high schools suggest a future wherein the mariachi ensemble in Texas may enter the standard ensemble trio of the choir, band, and orchestra.

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