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Studio piano teaching in Australia: An exploration of the teaching materials and practices used by teachers for older beginner piano students

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posted on 2024-10-30, 03:47 authored by Judith BrownJudith Brown, Joanne BurrowsJoanne Burrows
This paper discusses the results of an anonymous survey completed by 239 Australian piano teachers in relation to the teaching materials and practices used by teachers with piano students aged 12-17, older beginners. The survey, which is part of a broader study investigating constructivism in music education, explores teacher choices and opinions of published teaching materials and teacher practice when teaching older beginner piano students. Research investigating older beginner piano students, teaching materials and teaching practice is scant. Studies investigating studio piano teaching has primarily focused on children (under 11 years of age), tertiary students and adult learners with a significant proportion of these conducted outside Australia. The survey asked participants, who were all studio piano teachers within Australasia, a range of questions related to the choice of, and reasons for using different teaching materials when teaching older beginners. Teaching practices were explored through specific questions that included the teacher's assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of various teaching materials, approaches to teaching older beginners and the areas of curriculum missing from currently published resources. Analysis of the survey results found that the choices of teaching materials and teaching practices of Australian studio piano teachers were motivated by a deep commitment to student progress, a strong desire for the continued enjoyment of learning and an awareness of effective pedagogy.

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Volume

53

Issue

2

Start Page

19

End Page

26

Number of Pages

8

ISSN

0004-9484

Peer Reviewed

  • Yes

Open Access

  • No

Author Research Institute

  • Centre for Research in Equity and Advancement of Teaching & Education (CREATE)

Era Eligible

  • Yes

Journal

Australian Journal of Music Education

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