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Educating Popular Musicians: Insights Into Music Teaching and Learning on Higher and Further Education Programmes in Ireland Educating Popular Musicians: Insights into Music Teaching and Learning on Higher and Further Education Programmes in Ireland by Miranda Cournane The University of Sheffield Department of Music July 2019 Submitted for the Degree of Master of Philosophy This page intentionally left blank 2 Abstract The aim of this thesis is to investigate approaches to the teaching and learning of popular music in higher and further education institutions in the Republic of Ireland. Despite the proliferation of popular music in contemporary culture, very little research has been conducted into how popular musicians are educated in Ireland. This research presents an analysis of case study data using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) as a framework. The research examines how students of popular music approach their learning and whether their needs are adequately supported in higher and further education settings. The research also investigates how the study of popular music is valued at institutional level. Findings highlight the importance of informal learning, authentic learning environments, technology, performance and industry engagement amongst popular music students and tutors. Findings also show an inconsistent approach to the facilitation of these learning needs within higher and further education institutions in Ireland. Disparate attitudes between students and teaching staff in relation to the value of studying music in higher education is also evidenced in the findings. The research makes an important contribution to the field of popular music education in Ireland and provides a number of recommendations for the delivery of popular music programmes in higher and further education. 3 Acknowledgements I would like to thank the teaching staff and music students who participated in my research study over the past number of years. I am particularly grateful to staff for providing access to students and classroom settings for the conducting of observations, focus groups and interviews. Thank you to my supervisors Prof. Stephanie Pitts and Dr. Simon Keegan-Phipps for the support provided over the course of this research project. I especially want to thank Stephanie for the invaluable advice and insightful feedback. In particular, your support and encouragement in the final stages of the project helped me to get over the line! Thanks to my parents for always encouraging my research and providing practical support to enable me to complete the project. To my two amazing boys, Finn and Euan, you have given me all the inspiration I’ve needed to see this project to fruition. Thank you for supporting me. Special thanks to my husband Bruce, for the love, encouragement and support you have given me throughout this project. I couldn’t have done it without you! 4 Table of Contents Abstract .................................................................................................................. 3 Acknowledgements ................................................................................................ 4 Table of Contents ................................................................................................... 5 List of Figures .......................................................................................................... 7 List of Tables ........................................................................................................... 8 Chapter 1.0 Introduction ......................................................................................... 9 1.1 Background and Context ......................................................................................................................... 9 1.2 Thesis Aims and Objectives ................................................................................................................. 11 1.3 Approach to Research ............................................................................................................................ 11 1.4 Scope and Limitations ............................................................................................................................ 12 1.5 Research Questions ................................................................................................................................. 13 1.5 Layout of Chapters .................................................................................................................................. 16 Chapter 2.0 Review of Literature .......................................................................... 17 2.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 17 2.2 Learning in Popular Music ................................................................................................................... 17 2.3 Musical Learning through Social and Online Media ................................................................. 26 2.4 Music in Higher Education ................................................................................................................... 33 2.5 Conclusion ................................................................................................................................................... 51 Chapter 3.0 Methodology ..................................................................................... 52 3.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 52 3.2 Methodological Approach .................................................................................................................... 52 3.3 Data Collection .......................................................................................................................................... 57 3.4 Data Analysis ............................................................................................................................................. 64 3.5 Conclusions ................................................................................................................................................. 72 Chapter 4.0 Perceptions: Music Staff and Students in Irish Higher Education Institutions ........................................................................................................... 73 4.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 73 4.2 The Learning Environment of HEIs ................................................................................................. 73 4.3 Student Learning Techniques ............................................................................................................. 80 4.4 Value of Learning Music in Higher Education ............................................................................. 84 4.5 Conclusions ................................................................................................................................................. 90 Chapter 5.0 Lived Experiences: A Music Department Case Study ........................... 92 5.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 92 5.2 The Higher Education Music Department Learning Environment .................................... 92 5.3 Performance, Assessment and Feedback ...................................................................................... 95 5.4 Approaches to Learning ...................................................................................................................... 102 5.5 Value of Studying Music in Higher Education ........................................................................... 108 5.6 Conclusions ............................................................................................................................................... 111 Chapter 6.0 Reflections: Music Teaching and Learning in Further Education in Ireland ................................................................................................................ 112 6.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 112 6.2 The Further Education Learning Environment ........................................................................ 112 5 6.3 Reflections on Learning ...................................................................................................................... 120 6.4 Reflections on Teaching ...................................................................................................................... 127 6.5 Conclusions ............................................................................................................................................... 134 Chapter 7.0 Conclusions: Discussion of Music Teaching and Learning in Higher and Further Education in Ireland ................................................................................ 135 7.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 135 7.2 Insights ....................................................................................................................................................... 135 7.3
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