1st Edition

Studio-Based Instrumental Learning

By Kim Burwell Copyright 2012
256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

In Studio-Based Instrumental Learning, Kim Burwell investigates the nature of lesson interactions in instrumental teaching and learning. Studio lesson activity is represented as a private interaction, dealing with skill acquisition and reflecting a tradition based in apprenticeship, as well as the personal attributes and intentions of participants. The varied and particular nature of such... Read more
Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Epistemology of Instrumental Teaching and Learning; Chapter 3 The Instrumental Lesson; Chapter 4 Framing Instrumental Lessons; Chapter 5 Fieldwork Design; Chapter 6 Lesson A; Chapter 7 Lesson B; Chapter 8 Exploring Studio Interactions; Chapter 9 Conclusions;

Biography

Kim Burwell is currently Principal Lecturer in a Department of Music and Performing Arts, at Canterbury Christ Church University. A pianist, teacher and researcher, her research interests are closely aligned to practice, and have included studies of participant interactions in instrumental lessons, particularly with regard to verbal behaviour, and more recently, students' approaches to independent practice.

'This book makes a significant contribution to deepening understanding of behaviours and interactions within the one-to-one instrumental lesson. The scholarship presented in this book makes a significant contribution to furthering understanding of practice in this area'. British Journal of Music Education