Motivation and musical education
The 1st Swiss Music Education Research Colloquium will take place on September 13 at the Fribourg University of Teacher Education. Contributions on the topic of "Motivation and music education" must be submitted by June 24.
Music is more present in society than ever before and yet it can be seen that pupils are less enthusiastic about music lessons than they used to be. The initiators of the colloquium identify open questions such as: Should music lessons be exhausting? Do teaching materials and courses need to be adapted?
According to a statement from the organizers, the multilingual 1st Swiss Music Education Research Colloquium aims to
- "Take note of Swiss and international research on motivation in relation to music education;
- Exchange practical analyses that combine motivation and music (teaching);
- Paving the way for cross-linguistic collaboration between researchers and practitioners in music education."
The colloquium is aimed at practitioners (instrumental teachers, music teachers at general education schools, conductors), researchers and political decision-makers. It is organized by the Music Education Research Group of the Fribourg University of Teacher Education. Members of the organizing committee are Jérôme Schumacher, Pierre-François Coen, Olivier Blanchard, Catherine Vernaz and Jérôme Fracheboud.
Contributions on the topic can be submitted until July 22. All submissions will be reviewed by double-blind reading.
Further information: www.musique2013.ch
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