Abstract
![CDATA[Studio music teachers in Australia are generally accomplished musicians who are selftaught teachers and the solitary nature of the profession means that opportunities for peer discussion/collaboration are difficult to attain. This paper investigates a seven-month collaboration between forty-nine studio music teachers using an online asynchronous discussion forum. This online forum represents part of a larger study that included an earlier forum (stage 1), twenty interviews and a focus group. The purpose of this online component was to analyse the contents of this forum to determine the key musical/pedagogical issues for its participants and to ascertain whether the forum was an effective medium for reflective collaboration based on the posting patterns of the participants. Although the forum questions received a large number of responses (200), results suggested that participants were scared to share with each other, based on the lack of discussion on the forum coupled with the high rate of non-participating observers (lurkers).]]
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Music Paedeia: From Ancient Greek Philosophers Toward Global Music Communities: Proceedings of the International Society for Music Education 30th World Conference on Music Education, Thessaloniki, Greece, 15-20 July 2012 |
| Publisher | International Society for Music Education |
| Pages | 251-258 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780987351104 |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
| Event | ISME World Conference on Music Education - Duration: 15 Jul 2012 → … |
Conference
| Conference | ISME World Conference on Music Education |
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| Period | 15/07/12 → … |
Keywords
- studio music teaching
- asynchronous online forum
- instrumental pedagogy
- music teacher development