An article by Dr. Susan O’Neill and Dr. Kevin Bespflug was recently published in the Canadian Music Educator: Research to Practice journal about the fascinating Arts Matters Project at Southridge School in British Columbia. The article and more information about the project can be found below.
This article reports on a research-practice collaborative work that combined informal music learning practices and youth-led participatory action research with Grade 7 beginner band students at Southridge School in British Columbia, Canada. Using real-world music learning experiences, inquiry and reflection, we expanded the scope of a Musical Futures project and helped students develop listening and performing skills, increase their engagement in music learning, and develop leadership skills as they acted as initiators of the music making, learning and reflective processes.
The full article is in PDF format below:
(as posted with permission from the Canadian Music Educator’s Assoscation: CMEA)
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