Music for life: A self-reflective study on childhood experiences formulating music education perspectives and philosophies

Abstract

Lifetime experiences in music, whether good or bad, can still have a positive influence in developing inclusive approaches to music teaching. This study is a self –reflective look at how such childhood to adulthood experiences helped shape an approach to music teaching that enabled successful music making in the general classroom. An approach towards developing positive, inclusive and enjoyable music experiences for primary school students.

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

School

School of Education / Edith Cowan Institute for Education Research

RAS ID

20388

Copyright

subscription content

Publisher

Australian Society for Music Education

Comments

Heyworth, J. (2015). Music for life: A self-reflective study on childhood experiences formulating music education perspectives and philosophies. In J. Rosevear, S. Harding (Eds.), Music: Educating for life. ASME XXth National Conference Proceedings (pp. 50-55). Parkville, Australia: Australian Society for Music Education. Available here

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