Surgery or Studio: Music Teaching- learning in a Regional Conservatorium, NSW, Australia

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Klopper, Christopher
Power, Bianca
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2012
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This study documents and analyzes the environment where music education happens in a regional Conservatorium in New South Wales, Australia. The study aimed to gain insight into the structure, nature and professional practice of a regional conservatorium, and iden- tify innovative pedagogical possibilities. An ethnographic case study was undertaken over one year, with intensity ranging from weeklong immersion schedules to occasional short- term observation of activities. Schwab's (1969) commonplaces of schooling (Milieu, sub- ject matter, students and teachers) were applied as apriori themes, providing a scaffold for preliminary ...
View more >This study documents and analyzes the environment where music education happens in a regional Conservatorium in New South Wales, Australia. The study aimed to gain insight into the structure, nature and professional practice of a regional conservatorium, and iden- tify innovative pedagogical possibilities. An ethnographic case study was undertaken over one year, with intensity ranging from weeklong immersion schedules to occasional short- term observation of activities. Schwab's (1969) commonplaces of schooling (Milieu, sub- ject matter, students and teachers) were applied as apriori themes, providing a scaffold for preliminary classification and further exploration of the data. Empirical themes were iden- tified as they emerged through data analysis, and subsequently applied. A dominant find- ing of the study underscores that relationship is at the heart of curriculum transfer in the music studio.
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View more >This study documents and analyzes the environment where music education happens in a regional Conservatorium in New South Wales, Australia. The study aimed to gain insight into the structure, nature and professional practice of a regional conservatorium, and iden- tify innovative pedagogical possibilities. An ethnographic case study was undertaken over one year, with intensity ranging from weeklong immersion schedules to occasional short- term observation of activities. Schwab's (1969) commonplaces of schooling (Milieu, sub- ject matter, students and teachers) were applied as apriori themes, providing a scaffold for preliminary classification and further exploration of the data. Empirical themes were iden- tified as they emerged through data analysis, and subsequently applied. A dominant find- ing of the study underscores that relationship is at the heart of curriculum transfer in the music studio.
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Proceedings of the International Society for Music Education 30th World Conference on Music Education
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Creative Arts, Media and Communication Curriculum and Pedagogy