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Godwin, Louise – Action, Criticism, and Theory for Music Education, 2019
This essay represents my attempt to develop an expanded voice-as-researcher. My intent is to create a space for an improvisatory and playful process of self-discovery through writing aimed at extracting deeply-held, even concealed, possibilities rarely invoked in my practices as researcher. To facilitate this process of self-discovery, I use a…
Descriptors: Music, Music Education, Ethnography, Self Disclosure (Individuals)
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Dhillon, Karamjeet K.; Ulmer, Jasmine B. – Journal of Dance Education, 2022
This practice-based article illustrates how dance education pedagogies can help refugee youth adjust to new settings. To support refugee youth in narrating aspects of belonging in their everyday lives, this article offers pedagogies for creative movement that unfold through multiple stages. As developed in the first author's dissertation study and…
Descriptors: Movement Education, Dance Education, Teaching Methods, Refugees
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Cruz Banks, Ojeya – Journal of Dance Education, 2020
Somatic memoirs from the author's participation at dance intensives with acclaimed dancer-choreographer Moustapha Bangoura in the West African Republic of Guinea reveal how solo dance experiences can test acoustic literacy, promote music interaction, and foster an aptitude for movement invention. These skills are fundamental to West African dance…
Descriptors: Dance, African Culture, Foreign Countries, Music
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Isbell, Daniel S. – Music Educators Journal, 2023
Much like an effective speaker, a flexible musician is competent across multiple settings. The sociolinguistic theory of code-switching can be a useful tool to better understand how musicians acquire a set of skills and knowledge to support music-making in a range of activities in and outside of school and throughout society. In this article,…
Descriptors: Music Education, Code Switching (Language), Music, Musical Composition
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Terauchi, Daisuke – International Journal of Music Education, 2022
In 2017, I developed a computer application entitled "Sanka Play," which enables audience members to participate in improvisational performances by making real-time requests to performers. In most cases of free improvisation, the audience atmosphere influences performers. While audience--performer interaction is generally nonverbal,…
Descriptors: Audiences, Music, Elementary School Students, Computer Software
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Pellegrino, Kristen; Beavers, Jennifer P.; Dill, Susan – Journal of Music Teacher Education, 2019
The purpose of this self-study of teacher education practices was to examine and improve improvisation and composition teaching practices for three university professors at the same institution. Primary data sets were individual researcher journals and transcripts of seven researcher meetings. Secondary data sets were music major surveys,…
Descriptors: College Students, Creative Activities, Independent Study, Music
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Friar, Kendra Kay – Journal of General Music Education, 2022
Scott Joplin was an African American composer and pianist of singular merit and influence. This article is the final entry in a three-part series considering the biographical, artistic, and cultural contexts of Joplin's life and work and their use in K-12 general music education. "Ragtime Spaces" focuses on cultural globalization and the…
Descriptors: Musicians, Music, Music Education, Musical Composition
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Russell, Brian E.; Ciorba, Charles R. – International Journal of Music Education, 2022
The purpose of this study was to create and validate a measure for jazz theory knowledge assessment. The Jazz Theory Measure (JTM) was created by exploring publications on jazz improvisation instruction and research studies that utilized jazz theory as a significant aspect of the study (i.e., dependent variable, independent variable, data…
Descriptors: Music, Music Education, Music Theory, Knowledge Level
Argine Safari – ProQuest LLC, 2024
In secondary ensembles, teachers navigate the demanding balance of developing music literacy skills while preparing for concerts. This challenge intensifies in online learning environments due to limited opportunities for instant feedback, ensemble synchronization, and fostering a sense of community. The problem was the lack of understanding of…
Descriptors: Music Activities, Secondary School Teachers, Music Education, COVID-19
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Becker, Kelly Mancini – LEARNing Landscapes, 2020
This paper explores the use of performance in a college-level course that teaches education majors how to use drama, dance, and music in their instruction. Students engage in drama activities such as improvisation and playbuilding in an effort to experience firsthand the benefits of such practices for their future classrooms. The essay shares some…
Descriptors: Education Majors, Performance, Drama, Dance
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Torres, Ben – Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 2018
Based on the concepts introduced in Chandler's article "Improvisation in Elementary General Music: A Review of the Literature" this "Extending the Discussion" article provides a rhythmic improvisation lesson for primary grades and a melodic improvisation lesson for intermediate grades to assist practicing teachers in…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Music Teachers, Creative Activities, Music
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Wall, Michael Patrick – Music Educators Journal, 2018
In schools, band is often seen as a class where students and teachers can be creative. But is this true? Many schools use a traditional band model, which may not allow space for creative activities. This article, inspired by the "Music Educators Journal" March 2017 special focus on teaching for musical creativity, examines and critiques…
Descriptors: Creativity, Music, Music Education, Musical Instruments
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Heiland, Teresa; Megill, Beth – Journal of Dance Education, 2019
This article focuses on the development of a theoretical framework for jazz dance in which researchers hypothesized how motif notation concepts from Laban Movement Analysis (LMA) and Language of Dance® (LOD) could be used to help learners understand how the roots and branches of jazz dance styles are related. We began by investigating the…
Descriptors: Dance Education, Aesthetics, African Culture, Cultural Influences
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Brinck, Lars – Music Education Research, 2017
This article reports a long-term ethnographic study on jamming and learning from an entwined artistic and educational perspective. The study investigates aspects of learning during a professional band's jamming and recording eight groove-jazz frameworks and a series of subsequent concerts with pre-academy students "sitting in." Fieldwork…
Descriptors: Music, Musicians, Music Education, Ethnography
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Salfran, Lindsey – Journal of Dance Education, 2019
Jazz dance training in college and university dance programs offers a platform for students to develop a holistic understanding of dance. Three unique qualities of jazz dance are discussed: vernacular expression, improvisation and sense of play, and rhythmic dynamism. Accessing the vernacular nature of jazz dance provides historical context for…
Descriptors: Dance Education, Higher Education, College Students, Folk Culture
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