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  • Musics of ‘The Other’: Creating musical identities and overcoming cultural boundaries in Australian music education

    Author(s)
    Cain, M
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Cain, Melissa A.
    Year published
    2015
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    Abstract
    The binary opposition between ‘own music’ and ‘other’s music’ is the ‘result of deep conditioning’ (Drummond, 2010, p. 118) and is almost impossible to overcome. By exploring the underlying constructs that influence students’ and teachers’ perceptions of minority cultures and their musics, this paper explores the notion of ‘the other’ in Australianmusic education. In particular, how themany factorswhich play a role in cultural identity serve to both promote and prevent musical understanding and appreciation. An examination of Australianmulticultural policy and music curriculum documents in the state of Queensland ...
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    The binary opposition between ‘own music’ and ‘other’s music’ is the ‘result of deep conditioning’ (Drummond, 2010, p. 118) and is almost impossible to overcome. By exploring the underlying constructs that influence students’ and teachers’ perceptions of minority cultures and their musics, this paper explores the notion of ‘the other’ in Australianmusic education. In particular, how themany factorswhich play a role in cultural identity serve to both promote and prevent musical understanding and appreciation. An examination of Australianmulticultural policy and music curriculum documents in the state of Queensland provides a foundation for the discussion of data obtained from interviews with teachers from state and private primary schools in the capital Brisbane. The results reveal that while music educators are generally inquisitive about incorporating musics of ‘other’ cultures into their lessons, they are less comfortable with crossing cultural boundaries, and do not wish to threaten the position of Australia’s own musical culture – ultimately highlighting a disconnect between policy, rhetoric
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    Journal Title
    British Journal of Music Education
    Volume
    32
    Issue
    1
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1017/S0265051714000394
    Subject
    Curriculum and pedagogy
    Specialist studies in education
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/140964
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