ERIC Number: EJ1294707
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Jun
Pages: 9
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Inservice Music Educators' Perceived Comfort for Teaching and Performing on Secondary Band Instruments
Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, v39 n3 p11-19 Jun 2021
I surveyed inservice instrumental music educators (N = 96) to determine their comfort level for teaching and performing on secondary band instruments. Research questions included the following: (1) How comfortable do inservice music educators feel teaching and performing on secondary instruments?; (2) Does grade level affect educators' comfort levels?; (3) Does the educators' primary instrument family relate to their perceived comfort level for teaching and playing on secondary instruments?; and (4) Does the format of instrument classes during preparation programs influence educators' comfort for teaching and playing secondary instruments? Participants reported moderate comfort on most instruments, with brass being most comfortable. Participants indicating woodwind as a primary instrument reported an overall higher comfort level for teaching and performing on brass instruments, whereas low comfort levels on double reeds. High school educators felt least comfortable teaching and performing on secondary instruments. Participants who took Split-Families and Semester-Families preservice classes felt more comfortable performing on secondary instruments versus those who took Individual-Instrument courses.
Descriptors: Music Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, Music Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Self Efficacy, Knowledge Level, Musical Instruments, Music Activities, Performance, Instructional Program Divisions
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; High Schools; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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