RHYTHMIC MUSIC PEDAGOGY: A SCANDINAVIAN APPROACH TO MUSIC EDUCATION

• Authors: Torunn Bakken Hauge
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Rhythmic music pedagogy is a relatively new Scandinavian approach to classroom music education that offers a variety of methods and strategies for teaching and learning music, especially within the performance of improvised and rhythmic music. This article is based on two earlier projects published in Norwegian, in which the concept of rytmisk musikkpedagogikk (or “rhythmic music pedagogy”) as well as its applications and implications were thoroughly described. This research confirms that rhythmic music pedagogy may be an effective strategy for learning music in general, but most especially for learning skills associated with ensemble musicianship and playing by ear. In a multicultural and fluid society in which there are tendencies toward passivity and fragmentation, it may be more important than ever to maintain the idea of music as a collaborative creative process that extends across borders; in this context, rhythmic music pedagogy can play a central role in children’s social development. As a social medium, ensemble playing requires the participant to decentralize socially, since the perspectives of the other participants are necessary for a successful performance. The activity’s general potential for re-structuring social settings and moving boundaries in a positive way should not be underestimated.

Keywords

EN

rhythmic music pedagogy; ensembles; playing by ear; embodiment; improvisation; teacher challenges; Scandinavia

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Signum Temporis
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 4-22

Dates

published

2012-06-01

online

2014-03-25

Contributors

author

Torunn Bakken Hauge

• The Grieg Academy, Bergen University College, Norway

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10195-011-0049-y