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vii, 176 leaves ; 28 cm |
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Printout. |
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"Submitted to the Department of Graduate Education, Leadership and Counseling, School of Education...in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Arts in Teaching." |
| Thesis |
Thesis (M.A.T.)--Rider University, 2009. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 164-171). |
| Summary |
Music education instructional approaches do not always incorporate the needs and desires of all students that participate in music classes. Informal learning principles, outlined by Lucy Green (2008), provide one way of supplying students with a musically engaging learning experience. This study sought to discover the extent to which eighth grade saxophone students, continuing to study in a formal instrumental instruction situation, were able to embrace informal instructional practices. Additionally, the study explored the efficacy of benchmarks in informal learning settings. Three themes emerged throughout this study: a) students' discomfort in abandoning formal learning, b) students' self-perception as it correlates to learning and music, and c) student and teacher discomfort with the change in the teacher's traditional role. In conclusion I suggest that students and teachers entrenched in formal music learning situations struggle with the limitations of the formal process, making it difficult to fully embrace informal learning. I also propose that benchmarks, while an appropriate means of assessment, did not take into consideration the learning needs and potentials for each individual student and placed a formal objective on an informal learning process. |
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Master's Theses--School of Education. |
| Subject |
School music -- Instruction and study.
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School music -- Instruction and study. |
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Music -- Instruction and study.
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Music -- Instruction and study. |
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Alternative education -- Case studies.
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Alternative education. |
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Case studies.
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| Subject |
Education -- Aims and objectives.
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Education -- Aims and objectives. |
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Saxophone -- Instruction and study.
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Saxophone -- Instruction and study. |
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Saxophone. |
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Band music -- Instruction and study.
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Band music -- Instruction and study. |
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Band music. |
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Band music.
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Academic theses.
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Academic theses.
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Case studies.
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Rider University.
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Rider University. School of Education.
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