A New Vision for Implementing Strings in P-12 Schools

Abstract

Chapter 5 shares practical teaching examples of flow theory-based string pedagogy for young and special needs children in P-12 schools. The chapter puts a special emphasis on implementing strings in general music classes instead of designing strings program. The author strives to reflect the knowledge obtained from the research based on Csikszentmihalyi's flow theory and of its application to facilitate children's flow experience when children encounter the strings for the first time. The author focuses on children's flow experience with the understanding of the developmental trend and depicts them in the context of strings learning. This chapter is filled with the actual lesson structures that are useful in P-12 schools.