Music Education: Recent submissions
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THE IMPACT OF PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT ON PIANO LEARNING IN CULTURALLY DIVERSE COMMUNITIES
Published 2024-02-12This thesis compared and examined approaches to parental involvement in piano learning in various sociocultural contexts in Greater Sydney. The study also explored how piano teachers adapted their teaching styles to encourage ...Open AccessThesis -
Raising the musical self-efficacy of classroom teachers: best practice collaborative strategies for visiting artists
Published 2021-02-12This study aimed to investigate the collaborative possibilities of a modified single visit format to support the musical self-efficacy of teachers. A “truncated” action research model (Cain, 2008) was used to demonstrate ...Open AccessThesis -
The Place of Jazz in the NSW Secondary School Classroom
Published 2020-12-14Jazz is one of the most commonly taught musical styles in various educational contexts worldwide. Nevertheless, jazz teaching and learning resource materials are predominantly designed for those who have advanced beyond a ...Open AccessThesis -
Musical collaboration in the primary classroom: Empowering generalist teachers to foster children's meaningful music-making
Published 2012-01-01This two-phased action research project investigates the effects of generalist-specialist teacher collaboration in a Sydney primary school in response to concerns raised in the National Review of School Music Education ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
"Thrown in the deep end": Informal learning in a primary music classroom
Published 2012-01-01In recent years an increasing number of music educators have drawn attention to the dichotomy between in- and out-of-school learning, and studies exploring the range of informal learning outside schools and institutions ...Open AccessThesis, Honours