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Children as Songwriters: The Social-Emotional Benefits of Songwriting in the Elementary Grades
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Julienne Dweck – Research Studies in Music Education, 2024
Songwriting has been used in music therapy for decades to help address trauma, alleviate depression and build confidence in both children and adults. With components that great music education models point to--composition, agency, collaboration, and means for self-expression, songwriting seems to be a useful tool for music educators as well. Yet,…
Descriptors: Musical Composition, Elementary School Students, Music Education, Creativity
Composing for Students: Composers' Reflections on the Process of Creating Educational Music
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Mielke, Susan; Andrews, Bernard W. – Research Studies in Music Education, 2023
The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate the process of composing educational music. As part of a research project titled "Sound Connections: Composing Educational Music" Canadian composers completed email interviews, responding to semi-structured questions about the process of composing educational music. Using…
Descriptors: Music Education, Musical Composition, Musicians, Student Development
Multiple Modes of Facilitation in a Norwegian Creative Musicking Project
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Viig, Tine Grieg – Research Studies in Music Education, 2017
In recent decades, the teaching and learning of composition has become an important topic for research in music education. Composition is established as one of the three main areas in the Norwegian curriculum "Laereplanverket for Kunnskapsløftet" (LK06, 2006), and the importance of creative competencies is being increasingly recognized…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Music, Music Education, Musicians
Teachers' Beliefs Regarding Composition in Elementary General Music: Definitions, Values, and Impediments
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Shouldice, Heather Nelson – Research Studies in Music Education, 2014
The purpose of this research was to investigate teachers' beliefs about compositional experiences in the elementary music classroom. Elementary music teachers (N = 176) in Michigan completed a researcher-designed questionnaire, which included a combination of forced-choice and open-ended questions regarding how teachers define composition, why…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Music, Music Education, Musical Composition
Different Ways of Experiencing Music-Making in Later Life: Creative Music Sessions for Older Learners in East London
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Varvarigou, Maria; Hallam, Susan; Creech, Andrea; McQueen, Hilary – Research Studies in Music Education, 2013
There has been a gradual increase in the body of literature regarding seniors' musical preferences, learning approaches, development, and creativity. This literature dispels existing myths that perceive older people as a homogeneous group, characterized by decrepitude and diminishing capacity, and with a passive contribution to society. A…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Phenomenology, Music
Struggle as Pedagogical Approach: A Singaporean Case Study of a Composition Class in IB (International Baccalaureate) Year 5
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Lum, Chee-Hoo; Stromberg, Dirk; Xueyan, Yang – Research Studies in Music Education, 2014
The purpose of this research study is an examination of a music artist-teacher's pedagogical approaches and practices in teaching composition to a Year 5 IB (International Baccalaureate) class in a Singaporean specialized arts school. The study is approached as a qualitative case study spanning a 5-month period involving observation and recording…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Music Education, Teaching Methods, Educational Practices