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Title:
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USING A MOBILE APP TO CREATE RELEVANT AND
PARTICIPATORY MUSIC LEARNING SPACES |
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Author(s):
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Heather J. S. Birch |
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ISBN:
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978-989-8704-47-4 |
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Editors:
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Piet Kommers, Inmaculada Arnedillo Sánchez and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2023 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Music Education, Participatory Culture, Students as Content Creators, Affordances of Mobile Tech, Pedagogical
Strategies |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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243 |
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Last Page:
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250 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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This case study features pedagogical strategies that were used in the context of a mobile app for learning to encourage
relevant engagement and participation. For 20 weeks, a group of 18 piano students, ages 10 through 15, used a mobile
app known as PracticeCactus. This self-contained social media platform allowed young participants to create and post
audio recordings of their piano practice to share with their peers, which could then be 'liked' and commented on. Giving
the mobile app to music learners without any direction at first, to provide them with freedom to engage with the app as
they chose, resulted in limited engagement, due to individualism and a performance-based mindset. To encourage
participatory engagement with the app, four pedagogical strategies were enacted, including: a) inviting students to take on
the identity of 'content creator;' b) celebrating process over product; c) initiating goal-setting projects; and d) scaffolded
instruction. These strategies resulted in the students using the app more frequently, but more importantly, fostered a
different type of engagement, i.e., new opportunities for musical thinking and learning. Teachers who want to foster
participatory engagement in music learning may benefit from this discussion of pedagogical strategies in the context of a
mobile app. |
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