COVID-19 and Digital Literacy: Assessing Pre-service Music Teachers’ Views on Piano Lessons Provided in Emergency Remote Teaching

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Ozlem Omur ◽  
Omer Bilgehan Sonsel
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Music Teachers ◽  
Feedback Form ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Piano Lessons ◽  
Service Music ◽  
Education Process

This research aims to examine pre-service music teachers’ views on piano lessons provided in the emergency remote education process during Covid-19 lockdown. The population of the research comprises 82 students studying at the Departments of Music Education at Kastamonu University and Gazi University. The survey model, which is one of the quantitative research methods, was used in the research. Research data were collected through a “pre-service teacher feedback form” comprising 19 questions prepared by the researchers and finalized through expert opinions; the data obtained are compiled under relevant tables. The results of the research indicate that majority of the pre-service teachers follow piano courses through their computers, that more than half of the students have the opportunity to play the piano and/or keyboard at home, that they have problems with sound and image synchronization, and that they evaluate the infrastructure of the courses as inadequate. The opinions of the pre-service candidates expressing that they want to pursue their piano education face-to-face after the pandemic ends and that the instrument education they received during emergency remote teaching is not acceptable, which also due to the insufficient level of digital literacy, are also among the results of the research. Pre-service music teachers suggested that piano courses should be held one-on-one and face-to-face, the synchronization problem should be resolved, and the hours for piano courses should be increased. The results of the research presented suggestions regarding the instrument education process and future studies to be conducted on this subject.

A Content Analysis of Update: Applications of Research in Music Education (1989–2017)

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-62
Author(s):  
Brian A. Silvey ◽  
Wendy L. Sims ◽  
Gretchen Pohlman ◽  
Bradley J. Regier
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Music Teachers ◽  
School Personnel ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Literature Reviews ◽  
Service Music ◽  
Interest In Research ◽  
Over Time

We analyzed the article types, participants, and topics represented in Update articles published between 1989 and 2017 ( N = 379), beginning when MENC (now NAfME) took over publication of the journal. Quantitative research articles (46.42%) and literature reviews (28.84%) accounted for the largest portion of articles published. The percentage of qualitative research articles published has increased over time, while the percentage of historical articles and essays has decreased. Journal authors investigated a large variety of topics ( N = 68), with teaching methods and techniques (7.14%) and teaching students with exceptionalities (4.51%) representing the most frequent article topics. Authors most frequently recruited public school personnel, special populations, and college/university students as participants. These data provide insights into the article types, participants, and topics of interest in research designed to inform in-service music teachers, provide guidance for authors seeking publication venues, and help students and researchers know where to find various types of articles and topics.

Pre-service music teachers' satisfaction: person–environment fit approach

2012 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 371-385 ◽  
Author(s):  
Serkan Perkmen ◽  
Beste Cevik ◽  
Mahir Alkan
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Music Teachers ◽  
Music Teacher ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Vocational Satisfaction ◽  
Highly Correlated ◽  
Service Music ◽  
And Control ◽  
Future Work

Guided by three theoretical frameworks in vocational psychology, (i) theory of work adjustment, (ii) two factor theory, and (iii) value discrepancy theory, the purpose of this study was to investigate Turkish pre-service music teachers' values and the role of fit between person and environment in understanding vocational satisfaction. Participants were 85 students enrolled in the department of music education in a Turkish university. The Minnesota Importance Questionnaire (MIQ) was used to examine the participants’ values in six dimensions: achievement, comfort, status, altruism, safety and autonomy. Results revealed that the pre-service teachers value achievement most followed by autonomy, which suggests that they would like to have a sense of accomplishment and control in their future job. The degree to which their values fit their predictions about future work environment was found to be highly correlated with vocational satisfaction. These results provided evidence that the vocational theories used in the current study offers a helpful and different perspective to understand the pre-service teachers' satisfaction with becoming a music teacher in the future. We believe that researchers in the field of music education may use these theories and MIQ to examine the role of values in pre-service and in-service music teachers' job satisfaction.

scholarly journals VALUES CREATED BY MUSIC EDUCATION IN GENERAL COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 318-329
Author(s):  
Urve Läänemets ◽  
Katrin Kalamees-Ruubel ◽  
Kristi Kiilu ◽  
Kadi Kaja ◽  
Anu Sepp
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Music Teachers ◽  
Music Teacher ◽  
Music Teacher Education ◽  
School Students ◽  
Creative People ◽  
Content Integration ◽  
Service Music ◽  
Further Development

This is the final part of research started in 2014 when development of the new National Curricula (NC) was initiated. The role of music education had to be mapped to prove its meaning as a traditional mandatory subject in the NC. According to the research program, different aspects, related to music education (content, integration of art subjects, informal and non-formal music activities, supportive learning environments, etc.), were analysed. The research of 2020 is summarising the values music education can provide for development of educated, responsible, ethical and creative people. The data collected from essays of school students and (future and in-service) music teachers (n=166), were analysed by qualitative methods. The values were classified by the following categories: social, cultural, cognitive, moral, aesthetic, personal. The research results can be used as arguments for developing music education syllabi in the NCs from kindergartens to gymnasia. The whole program of research is already being used for further development of music teacher education.  

scholarly journals Music Teacher Rankings of Selected Core Teaching Practices

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-99
Author(s):  
J. Si Millican ◽  
Sommer Helweh Forrester
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Music Teachers ◽  
Music Teacher ◽  
Music Teaching ◽  
Pedagogical Content ◽  
Technical Vocabulary ◽  
History Of ◽  
Service Music

There is a decades-long history of music education researchers examining characteristics and skills associated with effective teaching and assessing how preservice music teachers develop those competencies. Building on studies of pedagogical content knowledge and the professional opinions of experienced music educators, researchers are now attempting to identity a body of core music teaching practices. We asked experienced in-service music teachers ( N = 898) to think about the skills beginning music teachers must possess to investigate how respondents rated and ranked selected core music teaching practices in terms of their relative importance. Developing appropriate relationships with students, modeling music concepts, and sequencing instruction were the top core teaching practices identified by the group. Results provide insights into knowing, naming, and framing a set of core teaching practices and offer a common technical vocabulary that music teacher educators might use as they design curricula and activities to develop these foundational skills.

Measuring pre-service music teachers’ creative identities: a cross-cultural comparison of the United States and Singapore

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (02) ◽  
pp. 197-210
Author(s):  
Clint Randles ◽  
Leonard Tan
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Music Education ◽  
Popular Music ◽  
Music Teachers ◽  
Music Performance ◽  
The United States ◽  
Music Listening ◽  
Music Making ◽  
Creative Identity ◽  
Service Music

AbstractThe purpose of this study was to examine and compare the creative musical identities of pre-service music education students in the United States and Singapore. The Creative Identity in Music (CIM) measure was utilized with both US and Singapore pre-service music teacher populations (n = 274). Items of the CIM relate to music-making activities often associated with creativity in music education in the literature, including composition, improvisation and popular music performance. Results suggest, similar to findings of previous research, that while both populations are similar in their degree of creative music-making self-efficacy and are similarly willing to allow for creativity in the classroom, Singaporean pre-service music teachers value the areas of creative identity and the use of popular music listening/performing within the learning environment to a significantly greater extent (p < 0.0001) than their US counterparts.

scholarly journals Usage of Ulvi Cemal Erkin’s ‘Duyuşlar’ Compositions in Music Education Departments, According to the Opinions of Piano Educators

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 186
Author(s):  
Hamza Serdar Turan ◽  
Sirin Akbulut Demirci
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Teaching Techniques ◽  
Usage Frequency ◽  
Piano Literature ◽  
Piano Lessons ◽  
Piano Education ◽  
Teaching Music ◽  
Education Process ◽  
Research Analysis

Piano lessons which take place in music education departments involve example works of Turkish and world composers, education music examples, piano literature and learning-teaching techniques. Within this context, Ulvi Cemal Erkin, who is a member of The Turkish Five, wrote a composition called Duyuşlar, which consists of 11 pieces and is used in piano training. In this study, it was aimed to determine the usage of the composition Duyuşlar in the programs of institutions teaching music education in piano lessons in terms of technique, musical, and style characteristics. In accordance with this purpose, interviews are carried out by asking semi-structured interview questions to piano instructors who are using this work in their education process and working in Music Education Departments. The results of the interviews are determined into themes and codes using the qualitative research analysis program NVivo11. As a result, it is observed that the usage frequency in the direction of the themes and the recommended levels to use in the students vary, but the works contribute to piano education in terms of piano techniques, aksak measures, nuances, expressions, tempo and polyphonic techniques. It has also been proposed to increase the frequency of usage of Duyuşlar. It is thought that this study will contribute to the field of piano education in terms of the limited literature about this composition.

Attitudes of Pre-Service Music Teachers Towards Value Education In Turkey

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Özgür Eğilmez ◽  
Hatice Onuray Eğilmez ◽  
Doruk Engür
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Music Teachers ◽  
Values Education ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
National Education ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
Service Music ◽  
Education In Turkey

<p>In the music education curriculum, which is implemented from 2017-2018 academic year, the directive for teaching values was prepared for the first time. In this context, the research was conducted by comparing the attitudes of pre-service music teachers towards values education in terms of some variables, which will be included in the courses of value education according to the new music education curriculum. Data collected using the values education attitude scale were analysed using t-test, Kruskal-Wallis H test, and Spearman’s correlation coefficient. Results showed that attitude scores did not change according to gender or level of parents’ education but had a significant difference according to the year students were in. Scale scores were not correlated with the amount of parents’ income or students’ GPAs. This study is crucial as it tries to determine the attitudes of pre-service music teachers who are assigned as music teachers in a few years and will conduct music lessons according to the Ministry of National Education music curriculum. Moreover, it aims to shed light on the determination of targets for values education in the training of pre-service music teachers in the institutions that train music teachers with the help of the results that this study offers.</p>

The characteristics of applying computer technologies in the process of musical education

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 95
Author(s):  
Jolanta Abramauskienė
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Music Teachers ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Trainee Teachers ◽  
Musical Education ◽  
Internet Resources ◽  
Computer Technologies ◽  
New Information ◽  
Teachers Attitudes ◽  
Education Process

<p>On the basis of research material analysis the paper aims to determine the changes happening in music education, which were brought about by the application of computer technologies. The possible trends of applying computer technologies in musical education are analyzed. The changes in the society and the development of computer technologies promote a new approach to the process of musical education. The use of computer technologies in the process of musical education presents new opportunities: music can be recorded, created, it is possible to ply different instruments, learn the theory of music, develop one‘s hearing, search for new information by means of the internet resources. Computer technologies is significant for the professional competences of the trainee teachers of music and can complement tne training of teachers of music. The article presents the analysis of the future teachers’ attitudes to the application of computer technologies in musical education and highlights the characteristics of computer technologies use. The results of the survey demonstrate that there appear aspects of using computer technologies in the education process that need to be improved. Hence, it is important to look for ways to convey the knowledge of music and skills more efficiently.</p><p> </p><p> Keywords: computer technologies, musical education, preparation of music teachers.</p>

scholarly journals A narrative of K-12 rural tenured music teachers : stories of those who stay the course

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Amy Haddock
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Music Teachers ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Rapport Building ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
Emerging Themes ◽  
Rural Music ◽  
Service Music ◽  
K 12

This qualitative study examined the stories of tenured rural K-12 music teachers in northwest Missouri. The study sought to determine the reasons tenured teachers remain in rural public settings. Guided by the conceptual underpinnings of retention, rural education, and rural music education, the researcher conducted interviews with teachers and administrators, analyzed documents, and analyzed field notes collected from the six school district building sites employing the participants. Completed research helped to identify three emerging themes: (a) scheduling, (b) administration, and (c) culture. The six participating music teachers agreed the frustrations associated with scheduling could be overcome when transparent communication with administration was coupled with continual student rapport building over time. Recommendations for rural administrators, professors of pre-service music teachers at institutions of higher education, and implications for future research relevant in rural music education settings were included.

scholarly journals Peran Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-45
Author(s):  
Luthfi Fauziyyah Nur’aiini ◽  
Bambang Samsul Arifin
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Teams ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Group Performance ◽  
Virtual Communication ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Working Groups ◽  
The Mean ◽  
11Th Grade

In general, performance in a group is carried out by face-to-face meetings, but for now, face-to-face meetings are not only means of communication by workgroups or organizations. In the last 20 years, information and communication technology (ICT) has shown a new communication platform, especially in working groups. So that emerging research that discusses workgroups that focus on new ways to communicate in groups. However, there are no studies to date that express communication via computers in groups over time. The researcher is interested in discussing it with quantitative research methods; data are taken from 44 participants, 22 groups working in face-to-face conditions, and 22 groups working in Zoom Meeting conditions. Participants are 11th-grade students of Madrasah Aliyah Banjaran who are enrolled in extra-curricular entrepreneurship. The mean age was 17 years old, 32 students were male (18%), and 144 were female (82%). The composition of each group has the same proportion. The results showed that virtual communication could improve group performance, and it is necessary to develop group potential in virtual teams.

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