Presented at the Sixth International Symposium on the Sociology of Music Education. This paper describes the projects completed by music students at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil in a programme exploring how participatory arts projects can be led using highly student centered, creative approaches.
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Presented at the Sixth International Symposium on the Sociology of Music Education. This paper describes the projects completed by music students at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil in a programme exploring how participatory arts projects can be led using highly student centered, creative approaches.
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Abstract: Between March and June 2009 music students at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, will participate in a new programme exploring how participatory arts projects can be led using highly student centred, creative approaches. Students will develop skills in leading ‘real time’ composition processes, moulding musical ideas created by participants into new pieces and performances. The course, jointly designed and delivered by staff from Minas Gerais and the Guildhall School of Music & Drama’s Connect programme, re-defines the work of Connect for the Brazilian context. The course sees students developing their thinking about student centred learning through a series of collaborative tasks that lead towards the delivery of projects in favelasi around Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Research underpins the course, exploring how students’ identities alter as they engage with the new approach. Research methods include interviews, observations and recording of the sessions. The presentation will describe the projects, discuss the data and explore the preliminary findings.
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Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on the Sociology of Music Education
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International Symposium on the Sociology of Music Education (ISSME)
This biennial symposium draws together music education academics from around the world to discuss issues, practices, and perspectives focusing on connecting music learning and other music experiences with the lives, values, identities, and communities of those involved. Included in the collection are papers from the symposium.
