On Practice, Skill and Competition: A Pragmatist Theory of Action for Instrumental Music Education

Autor/in	Tan, Leonard
Titel	On Practice, Skill and Competition: A Pragmatist Theory of Action for Instrumental Music Education
Quelle	In: Contributions to Music Education, 42 (2017), S.17-34 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0190-4922
Schlagwörter	Competition; Music Techniques; Music Education; Musical Instruments; Music Teachers; Music Activities; Skill Development; Drills (Practice) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wettkampf; Musikalische Technik; Musikerziehung; Musikinstrument; Music; Teacher; Teachers; Musiklehrer; Musikalische Aktion; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung
Abstract	Practice, skill and competition are important aspects of participating in school bands and orchestras. However, writers have questioned their value. In this philosophical paper, I mine the writings of the American pragmatists--in particular, their theories of habit and experience--to construct a theory of action for instrumental music education, that is, a proposed framework of active musical doing in large instrumental ensembles. It comprises two facets: effortful practice and effortless performance, and serves as lenses to address issues with respect to practice, skill and competition in instrumental music. Central to this paper is the thesis that the active doing of music in bands and orchestras enables students to encounter the aesthetic peak experience. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01