Adopting a fresh approach to the assumptions and concepts which underlie musical
learning, Taking a Learner-Centred Approach to Music Education provides comprehensive …

In the late 19th century, Swiss composer Émile Jaques-Dalcroze (1865–1950), a professor
of harmony and solfège at the Geneva Conservatory, initiated the Dalcroze approach after …

Rote versus note beginning instrumental pedagogy has been an active topic for music
educators. Traditional method books have often comprised a significant portion of beginning …

Drawing on the phenomenology of embodied learning, this article presents suggestions for
ways that embodied learning can be enhanced in Dalcroze-inspired music education. Here …

music education teacher education curriculum development teacher education programs
meaningful learning experiences teacher competencies knowledge base for teaching …

The purpose of this study was to examine the visions of teacher educators of instrumental
pedagogy (n= 12) in higher music education regarding 'good'teaching and instrumental …

Education experts emphasise the growing pedagogic urgency to cultivate exploratory,
creative habits of mind. As contemporary scientific inquiry has revealed, a major obstacle in …

The purpose of this study is to examine the applicability of an applied music notation system,
Figurenotes, by using the concept of educational method as theoretical lens. Figurenotes is …

In this article, we discuss the potential of Dalcroze-inspired music education for students with
special educational needs (SEN), based on preliminary findings of an on-going PhD study …

Learning implies change. Inside and outside schools, we aim for students to change into
people with more skills and knowledge as well as with a growing sense of agency and …