Adult Learner Perceptions: Perspectives from Beginning Musicians (Ages 60-86 Years)

Autor/in	Bugos, Jennifer A.
Titel	Adult Learner Perceptions: Perspectives from Beginning Musicians (Ages 60-86 Years)
Quelle	In: Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 32 (2014) 2, S.26-34 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	8755-1233
DOI	10.1177/8755123314521034
Schlagwörter	Music; Music Education; Older Adults; Musical Instruments; Instruction; Questionnaires; Music Theory; Music Activities; Social Networks; Expertise; Music Teachers; Student Attitudes; Aging (Individuals); Andragogy; Goal Orientation; Learning Processes; Depression (Psychology); Demography; Teaching Methods; Beck Depression Inventory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Musik; Musikerziehung; Älterer Erwachsener; Musikinstrument; Teaching process; Unterrichtsprozess; Fragebogen; Musiktheorie; Musikalische Aktion; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Expert appraisal; Music; Teacher; Teachers; Musiklehrer; Schülerverhalten; Aging; Altern; Andragogics; Andragogik; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Learning process; Lernprozess; Demografie; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	The purpose of this project was to examine adult learning perceptions of a model music program with group piano instruction and group percussion ensemble for beginning-level musicians (ages 60-86 years). Participants were matched by age and education to two 16-week music programs. Forty participants completed a post-training questionnaire related to learning experiences and preferences. Results indicate that program strengths include course offerings containing musical performance and music theory, emphasis on developing social networks, and expertise of the instructor. Older adults prefer group music instruction compared with individual music instruction. These results have implications for developing model music programs that meet the needs of all learners and for music educators developing community music programs to address the preferences and needs of a growing aging population. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10