Making space for singing in the 21st century classroom – A focus group interview study with primary school music teachers in Sweden-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Making space for singing in the 21st century classroom – A focus group interview study with primary school music teachers in Sweden

Published:2023-12-22 Issue: Volume: Page:1-15
ISSN:0265-0517
Container-title:British Journal of Music Education
language:en
Short-container-title:Brit. J. Music. Ed.

Author:

Bojner Horwitz Eva^ORCID,Thorarinn Johnson David^ORCID,Lyberg-Åhlander Viveka^ORCID,Sahlén Birgitta^ORCID,Laukka Petri^ORCID,Bygdéus Pia^ORCID

Abstract

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.

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Subject

Music,Education

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