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- Bojner Horwitz, Eva, et al.
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Can Dance and Music Make the Transition to a Sustainable Society More Feasible?
- 2022
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In: Behavioral Sciences. - : MDPI AG. - 2076-328X. ; 12:1, s. 11-11
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- AbstractTransition to sustainability is a process that requires change on all levels of society from the physical to the psychological. This review takes an interdisciplinary view of the landscapes of research that contribute to the development of pro-social behaviors that align with sustainability goals, or what we call ‘inner sustainability’. Engaging in musical and dance activities can make people feel trust and connectedness, promote prosocial behavior within a group, and also reduce prejudices between groups. Sustained engagement in these art forms brings change in a matter of seconds (such as hormonal changes and associated stress relief), months (such as improved emotional wellbeing and learning outcomes), and decades (such as structural changes to the brains of musicians and dancers and superior skills in expressing and understanding emotion). In this review, we bridge the often-separate domains of the arts and sciences by presenting evidence that suggests music and dance promote self-awareness, learning, care for others and wellbeing at individual and group levels. In doing so, we argue that artistic practices have a key role to play in leading the transformations necessary for a sustainable society. We require a movement of action that provides dance and music within a constructive framework for stimulating social sustainability.
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- Appelgren, Alva, et al.
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Tuning in on motivation : Differences between non-musicians, amateurs, and professional musicians
- 2019
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In: Psychology of Music. - : SAGE Publications. - 0305-7356 .- 1741-3087. ; 47:6, s. 864-873
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The drive to learn and engage in music varies among individuals. Global motivation to do something can be intrinsic, for example, the joy and satisfaction in an activity. But motivation behind our action can also be extrinsic, such as the desire for fame, status or increased financial resources. The type of motivation probably influences to what degree individuals engage in musical activities. In this study, we examined the associations between the level of musical engagement and self-rated global motivation, factoring in age and sex, in a sample of 5,435 individuals. Musical engagement ranged from no music activity to amateurs and professional musicians. We found that intrinsic motivation increases with level of music activity and that motivation differs depending on sex, with females scoring higher on intrinsic motivation than males. Such differences may be considered in adjusting the forms of support offered to young musicians in music education. The phenomenon of motivation is complex, and we have highlighted areas that require further investigation, but this study has elucidated some differences in motivation types found in men and women, and between non-musicians, amateurs and professional musicians.
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- Backman Bister, Anna, 1976-, et al.
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A Prima Vista : Möjligheter och utmaningar med praktiknära forskningsprojekt i musikpedagogik
- 2021. - 1
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Book (pop. science, debate, etc.)abstract
- Antologin A prima vista är ett resultat av ett samarbetsprojekt mellan Eskilstuna kommun och Kungl. Musikhögskolan för att bedriva praktiknära forskning i musikundervisning. Projektet är utöver resurser från de båda parterna, delfinansierat av den nationella satsningen på praktiknära forskning, ULF-avtal, via Uppsala universitet.Texterna i antologin behandlar praktiknära forskning på två olika nivåer. För det första presenteras de fyra olika delprojekt som genomförts som mindre forskningsprojekt där en lärare från Eskilstuna kommun genomfört ett praktiknära forskningsprojekt tillsammans med en forskare från Kungl. Musikhögskolan. Dessa projekt handlar om teman som bland annat berör ledarskap, musikdidaktik, digitalisering och normkritik. På en övergripande nivå analyseras och diskuteras samarbetsprojektet från olika infallsvinklar. Bland annat dis- kuteras praktiknära forskningsprojekt i relation till definitioner och terminologi, syfte och funktion, etiska aspekter, att organisera för praktiknära forskning samt praktiska utmaningar och vinster med deltagande i praktiknära forskningsprojekt. I anslutning till denna övergripande nivå har lärarna själva skrivit ett kapitel i boken utifrån sina perspektiv. Vidare har rektorer, administrativ personal och ansvariga chefer fått komma till tals för att redogöra för sina perspektiv.Sammanfattningsvis spänner denna antologi över ett stort antal olika aspekter av praktiknära forskning som vi hoppas kan bidra till att inspirera till att initiera och utveckla liknande praktiknära forskningsprojekt.
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- Backman Bister, Anna, 1976-
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Spelets regler : En studie av ensembleundervisning i klass
- 2014
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Doctoral thesis (other academic/artistic)abstract
- The aim of this study is to explore criteria characterizing music teacher’s strategies when trying to adapt their teaching to individual students. The interaction of three music teachers with their students was explored in case studies in different parts of Sweden (a pre-study, and the main study consisting of two parallel studies). The research interest especially concerns teaching class ensemble addressing teenagers in the tuition provided under the curriculum of Swedish secondary and upper secondary school. This study adopts the perspective of cultural psychology according to which learning is understood as being relational, taking place in a cultural context, depending on available cultural resources and affected by it. Cultural tools are considered mediators of meaning and crucial for learning. Of special interest to the present study are the ways in which teachers distribute knowledge to their students.Many-sided data were collected in all case studies: series of lessons were observed and video-documented; preliminary results were followed up in semi-structured interviews with the teachers, respectively.The results show similarities in the use of general strategies; e.g. peer-teaching and -learning in the classroom and flexibility in using and developing cultural tools. Results also show three diverging practices; rehearsal-room practice, supervisor-practice and ensemble-leading-practice.The results are discussed from a societal perspective, in light of Swedish School history. Issues concerning the government of the School and equivalence are addressed. An unexpected result is that the concept “individually adapted ensemble teaching” may be understood very differently among music teachers actively involved in teachers’ education. The need for development of professional concepts is further underlined by the findings that teachers develop new cultural tools within different practices. This is discussed related to the framing of the central curricula.
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- Bojner Horwitz, Eva, et al.
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Making space for singing in the 21st century classroom : A focus group interview study with primary school music teachers in Sweden
- 2023
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In: British Journal of Music Education. - : Cambridge University Press. - 0265-0517 .- 1469-2104. ; , s. 1-15
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The present study aimed to increase understanding of how singing activities may be initiated in primary school, and what support and assistance teachers require to conduct singing activities as an integrated part of the school day. Five music teachers participated in a focus group interview. The following main themes were identified: 1) pedagogical and methodological flexibility, 2) the role of routines and familiarity, 3) the embodied and multimodal dimensions of singing, 4) the importance of accompaniment and instruments, 5) the experience of insecurity and obstacles and 6) the perceived synergies between singing and other learning activities. This knowledge may be important to integrate within music teacher education in order to secure singing’s place in schools.
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- Calissendorff, Maria, et al.
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‘Listening is done by using all the senses’ a study of how dancers create, communicate and perceive a choreographed dance
- 2023
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In: Research in Dance Education. - : Taylor & Francis Group. - 1464-7893 .- 1470-1111. ; , s. 1-13
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This article presents results from a project on dance and music with 16 dancers at different levels of experience who worked with a choreographer for an upcoming performance. The focus was on the participating dancers’ perceptions of how they, through improvisational models, created movement in small groups, communicated these dance sequences to each other and how they perceived these instructions. The research methods were observations and semi-structured interviews where categories emerged during the study process. The results showed that the strategies that the dancers used most considered visualisation, auditory, tactile/kinesthetic senses.
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- Gullö, Jan-Olof, 1961-
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Musikproduktion med föränderliga verktyg - en pedagogisk utmaning
- 2010
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Doctoral thesis (other academic/artistic)abstract
- The Millennials, today’s pupils and students, is the first generation to grow up with tools for interactive communication and media production. Many students choose to study music production in higher education establishments. Therefore music production is an emerging subject and important research topic. The aim of this thesis is to develop knowledge of music production and to identify key skills necessary for music producers and music production teachers. Three sub-studies were performed to investigate what characterizes music production, both in an educational context and as a professional activity. In the first study, a Desktop Music Production project in a municipal music school was investigated. Observations and interviews were used as data collection methods. The results show that teachers need to be multi skilled to teach musicproduction. In addition to standard teaching skills they need to have extensive knowledge of music technology and relevant contemporary knowledge about trends in youth culture and popular music. In the second study students' views on important learning outcomes in music production were investigated. Questionnaires and group interviews were used to collect data. The results show that music production is a topic that includes various types of content. Issues regarding music, technology, music industry, personal development and employability were of central importance to the students. In the third study eleven professionals were interviewed, all music production teachers or active music producers. The main result was that the skills required for both music producers and music production teachers are varied and extensive. Psychology and leadership, music, technology, ethics, law and copyright, entrepreneurship and cultural timing are particularly relevant to music production. Based on these results, a model for education in music production is presented. Music production also differs from traditional music education. In addition to traditional musical and pedagogic skills it requires technical competence from the teachers. Men dominate music production teaching, and the vast majority of professional music producers are also men. Technological developments are affecting young people's musical skills, and therefore it’s a challenge for music teachers to meet pupils and students who already have advanced knowledge of music production and are eager to learn more.
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- Jaresand, Susanne, et al.
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Beauty/Schönheit/Skönhet : An Artistic Research Project in Music and Dance
- 2018
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In: International Journal of Music and Performing Arts. - : American Research Institute for Policy Development. - 2374-2690 .- 2374-2704. ; 6:2, s. 1-7
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- In an artistic project we investigated the points of contact between choreography and music composition in a listening stance, where the meeting between the artists was visible and audible. Collective creative processes arose from this attitude of listening. One way to bring forth the listening stance – and not only uni-directionally, as when a choreographer uses a through-composed piece of music – was to let a composer write music to a dance, choreographed in silence. The performance gave the opportunity to change rituals around listening that are predominantly current in an attempt to resuscitate the eyes, ears, inner and outer attention to a reflective listening; to take these thoughts where the body goes and break the patterns of embodied and cognitive ways of thinking. In a position of stillness, one can renew, breath, give and open up to new opportunities. The cognition/corporeality of the dance became a way to listen to music.
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- Liljas, Juvas Marianne
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"Vad månde blifva af dessa barnen?" : En studie av David Björlings pedagogik och dess bakgrund i äldre sångundervisningstraditioner
- 2007
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Doctoral thesis (other academic/artistic)abstract
- The dissertation's title is: "What is to become of these children?", a study of David Björling's way of teaching and the background to it in older traditions of teaching singing.During the first decades of the 1900s, David Björling formed a singing school for children with his sons. Teaching started at a sensationally early age. David Björling's methods were controversial, and were questioned. David Björling himself asserted that his methods of teaching the children were serious and would give good results, and at the same time he emphasised that teaching singing was part of the musical upbringing he wanted to give his children.The aim of the dissertation is to deduce the methods David Björling applied to his sons. In the study, I investigate how David Björling taught, how it was recieved and which vocal pedagogical and didactic traditions David Björling can have been inspired by in his teaching of singing.The presentation is based on the tradition of hermeneutical interpretation and first and foremost on Paul Ricoeur's hermeneutics.The results show that the school was formed in accordance with the pedagogical model we understand today as the Suzuki method. Björling is also found to have been inspired by theories of teaching children singing that were proposed at the beginning of the last century. According to the analysis of the results, David Björling is found to have roots in an older Italian tradition. The results point to recurring similarities between David Björling's methods and the Lamperti school's didactic principles.
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