Final Reports - 2024. Breaking Free: Investigating a Decolonized, Student- Centered Alternative to the Royal Conservatory of Music Piano Syllabus
| dc.contributor.author | Bell-Kovacs, Keisha | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-08-21T16:49:10Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-08-21T16:49:10Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This research aimed to investigate pedagogical approaches to piano education outside of the Western European cultural context that is promoted by institutions like the Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM). The purpose of the study was to consider teacher and parent attitudes towards the RCM examination system. This central purpose led to the following research questions: 1. What motivates parents to register their children in programs that teach the RCM syllabus and prepare them for examinations? Why have they chosen the piano as an instrument for their children? 2. What challenges are CMST piano teachers facing? What strategies have they tried to overcome those challenges? 3. Can a variety of decolonized pedagogicalapproaches improve teacher and student engagement with piano study? | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | The Helen Carswell Chair in Community-Engaged Research in the Arts is a partnership between York University’s School of Arts, Media, Performance and Design and Community Music Schools of Toronto. This partnership is dedicated to community cultural development in the underserved neighbourhoods of Toronto. We facilitate and conduct rigorous academic research which explores the benefits of community music programs and the links between music and learning. The goal of our work is to significantly benefit children from high-risk neighbourhoods and to fortify community music programs globally through publications and knowledge mobilization. We especially seek to engage and help drive new knowledge and practice to community-based groups serving children in the Jane and Finch community. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10315/42248 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.title | Final Reports - 2024. Breaking Free: Investigating a Decolonized, Student- Centered Alternative to the Royal Conservatory of Music Piano Syllabus | |
| dc.type | Report |