1st Edition
Teenage Boys, Musical Identities, and Music Education An Australian Narrative Inquiry
Prelude 1. Introduction Part I: Setting the scene 2. Musical identities 3.Music values and uses 4. Australian school class music education Part II: Boys’ stories 5. Aaron: “I have found a passion in music and that’s really what I want to do” 6. Blake: “Chasing your dreams” 7. Conor: “As long as I’m doing music, I’ll be fine” 8. Elijah: “Musical men” 9. Michael: “Hearing the little things” 10. Tyler: “It’s been a really nice way of getting to know each other” Part III: Revelations from boys’ stories 11.Teenage boys’ music values and uses 12.Teenage boys’ musical identities 13 Shaping and supporting multiple musical identities in senior secondary class music: A teaching and learning framework. Epilogue
Biography
Jason Goopy is a recognised teacher, scholar, and leader in music education. His research aims to uncover how music education can positively transform lives by examining the nexus between music, education, and psychology using arts-based and mixed-methods. He draws upon 15 years of leading arts programs and teaching music in Australian combined primary and secondary schools. Jason completed the Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Queensland and received the Australian Society for Music Education Callaway Doctoral Award. He is currently Lecturer and Coordinator of Secondary and Instrumental Music Education at Edith Cowan University, Australia.
