Title
Jumping through 'loops': A reflective study on preparing generalist pre-service teachers to teach music
Document Type
Journal Article
Publisher
Institutes for Educational Research
Faculty
Faculty of Education
School
School of Education
RAS ID
12445
Abstract
Generalist classroom teachers are being given more responsibility for music education in their schools. How confident and competent are they to do this? I find myself in a position where I am expected to train pre-service generalist teachers to be able to facilitate music in their future classrooms within one unit of music study over a four year general bachelor of education course. This paper is a self study on how I reflect on and describe the methods and the tools that I have used to try to both encourage and empower pre-service teachers to facilitate musical activities in their classrooms. I have structured this study in way that I hope to be engaging, informative and accessible to the general educator as well as to the specialist (Sword, 2009). I begin with my planning and delivery of content and follow with an example of tutorial presentations. Here I explain how the pedagogical content moves from acoustic to digital music using the concept of loops (repeated passages of sounds) as scaffolding for musical participation and expression. Finally, I conclude with future directions for my journey in the role of music education in generalist pre-service teaching.
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Comments
Originally published as: Heyworth, J. (2011). Jumping through 'loops': A reflective study on preparing generalist pre-service teachers to teach music. Issues in Educational Research, 21(1), 42-64. Original article available here