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ERIC Number: EJ1439087
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Oct
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1057-0837
EISSN: EISSN-1945-0079
"We Are All Teachers Here": Identity Construction in a 4-Year Lab Choir
Kari Adams
Journal of Music Teacher Education, v34 n1 p37-52 2024
The purpose of this intrinsic case study was to examine how preservice music teachers' participation in a 4-year lab choir setting contributed to their teacher identity construction. This lab choir represents an uncommon case of peer teaching because preservice teachers enroll in the course each semester of their undergraduate career and participate as singers for multiple semesters before taking on the teacher role, at which point they are teaching an ensemble made up largely of younger students. The eight participants in this study were choral music education majors who had been members of the lab choir since their first semester at the university. Three themes emerged from the data: "culture of identity construction", "evolution through coursework", and "peers as future selves." Participants felt the lab choir experience contributed positively to their identity construction and skill acquisition. Implications for music teacher education are discussed.
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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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