ERIC Number: EJ1130859
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Feb
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0255-7614
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My Country, My Music: Imagined Nostalgia and the Crisis of Identity in a Time of Globalization
Lum, Chee-Hoo
International Journal of Music Education, v35 n1 p47-59 Feb 2017
This qualitative research study seeks to examine definitions of Singapore music, music by Singapore composers and musics of/in Singapore through the eyes of tertiary music educators in a local institute of teacher education, and to determine pedagogical implications of such definitions in the space of the music classroom. Extensive informal interviews with seven tertiary music educators (key informants) serve as the methodological base for this phenomenological study. Findings suggest that music educators should give focus to the historical, socio-cultural and musical characteristics of the lived and living musical practices that comprise Singapore while being cognizant of contradictions brought forth by recent migratory flows and the emergence of a global city identity.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Music, Music Education, Global Approach, Qualitative Research, Musical Composition, Music Teachers, Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Inservice Teacher Education, Phenomenology, Interviews
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Singapore
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