ERIC Number: EJ951069
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 15
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The Performance-Pedagogy Paradox in Choral Music Teaching
Freer, Patrick K.
Philosophy of Music Education Review, v19 n2 p164-178 Fall 2011
Choral music teachers simultaneously work toward two potentially competing goals: the quality of the musical performance and the quality of the education they provide for students. Is either goal preeminent, or can both exist in an ever-shifting balance? This paper highlights how this conundrum has existed since the emergence of North American choral music education nearly a century ago. The problem is explored as a paradox, with examples drawn from the author's personal experience. A proposed resolution supports the validity of both goals, with the suggestion that teachers need to increase awareness of how their goals affect decisions concerning policy, pedagogy, and musical practice.
Descriptors: Music Education, Music, Singing, Music Teachers, Validity, Teaching Methods, Instruction, Educational Quality, Students
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Language: English
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