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Showing 1 to 20 of 32 for “"community music"”.
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Challenges in establishing and sustaining a rural Community Music School: A case study of rural community music projects
Community Music Projects were established to fill a gap in music education in the high- poverty areas of South Africa, a rift caused by Apartheid. This study investigates strategies for establishing and sustaining community music projects (CMPs) within the context of the Western Cape, South Africa. …
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Musicking in the liminal Space between Community Music and Music Education
The study explored musicking, social capital, and social justice as connection points in the liminal space between community music (CM) and music education (MusEd). Musicking encapsulates active human involvement in music-making opportunities (Odendaal, Kankkunen, Nikkanen & Vakeva, 2014:165-168). …
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Active Ageing with Music and Technology: Meaningful Participation and the Situated Use of Technology in Community Music
… In this dissertation, I argue that recognising community music practices and technology use as situated action provides opportunities to grasp the subtleties of social participation and technology use for active ageing. Qualitative and quantitative enquiries were used to (i) uncover the …
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Performing Identities, Performing Possibilities: A Music-Centered and Relational Perspective on Performance in Community Music Therapy and Music Education
All humans are born with musical capacity, yet many individuals have minimal access to active music-making and its affordances. This integrated-article dissertation explores the impact of participation in musical performance as it pertains to self-identity and relationship for participants who face …
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The Application of Hackman and Oldham's Job Characteristic Model to Perceptions Community Music School Faculty Have Towards Their Job
… Model was applied to study of perceptions community music school faculty hold towards their job. The research questions addressed core job characteristics of skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy, and feedback, critical psychological states (experienced meaningfulness, …
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The History of The Corning Philharmonic Orchestra and Its Current Role in Community Music Education in Corning, New York
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The Bloomington town band and Indiana University band 1818-1898: how community music informed the development of university music
… dissertation explores the relationship between music in the community of Bloomington, Indiana and music at Indiana University from 1818-1898. Bloomington, Indiana had a rich tradition of band activity from the first settlement in 1818 through the present. The community musicians not only played …
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Survey of Outreach offerings and Practices In Piano Areas of Community Music Schools Affiliated With Colleges and Universities Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music
… offerings and practices in piano areas of Community Music Schools affiliated with colleges and universities accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM). Information about general music offerings in Community Music Schools was also included. A 78-question online survey …
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Inclusive participatory design of bespoke music instruments and auxiliary access equipment, as emancipatory arts interventions advocating for equality and wellbeing
… research aims to increase participation in community music making, by exploring the production and use of bespoke instruments and associated access equipment designed to meet the personal needs and preferences of disabled people, who participate as co-designers and players. Grounded in the …
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The role of music-making in the identity construction of members of an adult community concert band
… this qualitative case study was to ascertain how music-making and band membership contributed to the identities of members of the New Orleans Concert Band and how their identities influenced their behaviors. The musician role identity of members of the New Orleans Concert Band, an adult community …
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The Musical Playground as a Vehicle for Community-building
… models in education, the creative arts and community building. In this research study, I sought to outline how an alternative music education site, such as a musical playground can positively impact creative expression, music education, and community. An instrumental case study was conducted …
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Co-Becomings in Creative Music Workshop Practices
… as the starting point for understanding creative music workshop practices in the field of community music in the UK. Co-becomings take the place of individually situated humans as the basis for an understanding of subjectivity in this context that emphasizes embodiment, relationality and process. …
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The popular music industry in Australia : a study of policy reform and retreat, 1982-1996
… study examines the political economy of popular music policy initiatives during 1982-1996, when the Australian Labor Party was in government Federally and in the State of Victoria. Building on the cultural studies concept of articulation, the popular music formulation theory is proposed as the …
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Tempus fugit : music and the ephemeral in architecture
… and of social and phenomenal exchange, using music, and, more generally, sound, as a vehicle. The project is an alternative music school and performance center located in Harlem, in New York . The functions of the institution include a community music school for neighborhood youth, a cabaret, …
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The Self-Efficacy Beliefs of Three Adults Returning to Piano Study
… semester. Three adult students enrolled in the Community Music School at the University of South Carolina who took lessons as children, but had not taken lessons for the past 20 and 30 years agreed to participate in this study. Data were collected through interviews, observation and interaction, …
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Teaching creative music: A case-study and action research examination of practices in creative music making
Many scholars agree that creative music making can facilitate student agency development, increase a sense of belonging and foster creative expression. Creative music making allows students to bring their perspectives to the learning context through their own creations and explorations. In my own …
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The Joy of Improvising Music Together – An Autoethnographic study into using simplicity and humour in music improvisation as a vehicle to elicit joy and build community
Music improvisation has been the subject of a vast body of research, a lot of which has focused on techniques and pedagogy. This paper accompanies its author’s creative work and argues that the practice of group music improvisation can be used to elicit joy and build communities.<br/>Drawing from …
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Lifelong learning in amateur chamber musicians
… learning that occurs between amateur chamber musicians. Research on adult music opportunities focuses on nonformal settings such as community bands and group classes. Less attention has been paid to informal lifelong music learning, particularly the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that are …
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The Geography of Community Bands in Virginia
… popular concert venue and sometimes a symbol of community pride. Originally, community bands faced few competitors for entertainment popularity, but the advent of movie theaters in the 1930's, and eventually television in the 1950's, challenged the band's former role. Attendance decreased at band …
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The potential of music in the post COVID-19 pandemic realities of mothers in South Jersey
… neighborhoods and how their involvement in group music experiences might contribute to their everyday life. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, women who are mothers have experienced unfavorable outcomes in health and wellbeing domains and need psychological and emotional health resources related to post …
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