Studio-Based Instrumental Learning by Kim Burwell

Studio-Based Instrumental Learning by Kim Burwell

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 interaction does not always lend itself well to observation or - when observed - to easy interpretation. This presents particular problems for practitioners wishing to share aspects of professional knowledge, and for researchers seeking to explain the practice. Focusing on a single case study of two clarinet lessons, Burwell uses video observations and interviews to analyse collaborative lesson activity, through the 'rich transcription' of performance, verbal and nonverbal behaviours. The foregrounded lesson interactions are also contextualised by the background consideration of social, cultural and institutional frameworks. The research is aimed a helping to create a framework that can support reflection among practitioners as they continually develop their work, not only experientially - through the tradition of 'vertical transmission' from one musician to another - but collaboratively, through the 'horizontal' sharing of good practice.

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

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.

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ISBN 13	9781409447658
ISBN 10	1409447650
Title	Studio-Based Instrumental Learning
Author	Kim Burwell
Series	Sempre Studies In The Psychology Of Music
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Routledge
Year published	2012-09-28
Number of pages	256
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