Jacquelyn Wrubel
Pronouns: she/her
Research Mentor(s): Colleen Conway
Co-Presenter:
Research Mentor School/College/Department: Music Education / Music
Presentation Date: April 20
Presentation Type: Poster
Session: Session 3 – 1:40pm – 2:30 pm
Room: League Ballroom
Authors: Colleen Conway, Jacquelyn Wrubel
Presenter: 7
Abstract
Dr. Colleen Conway, of the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance, is conducting a series of qualitative studies on the curriculum of music education majors in her respective classes (MUSIC 205: Sophomore Level Instrumentation, MUSIC 371: Junior Level Instrumentation). There are two goals for this project. The first being to introduce the concept of “self study†to music education. The second is to develop a deeper understanding of the social, emotional, and physical development of children in musical curriculum. The first project I was involved in was a self-study of her sophomore and junior music education classes in the 2020-2021 school year. My role was to interview current university students and code those interviews for mentions of the physical and cognitive development of children in regards to musicianship. During the second project, I was responsible for coding interview data in the effort to better understand student suggestions or reactions to the curriculum. In addition to these interviews, Dr. Conway and the two other instructors of the courses wrote weekly reflections on their experiences teaching the courses. Various aspects of both of these projects were presented and will be presented at conferences held by the Indiana Music Educators Association, Michigan music education Association, and American Educational Research Association. The data gathered in the duration of this research will be used to change the University of Michigan music curriculum to better reflect the views of the students. Although these exact changes have yet to be put into place some predicted changes include balancing the importance of training in both musicianship and the development of kids, as well as making clearer connections between what undergraduates are reading in class and how they are supposed to apply it in the classroom.
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