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Teaching the Clarinet in Kuwait: Creating A Curriculum for the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training
Ahmad Alderaiwaish Student ID: 223716711 Thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy [Month] 2013 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON ABSTRACT FACULTY OF LAW, ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES Department of Music Thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
Teaching the Clarinet in Kuwait: Creating A Curriculum for the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training.
Kuwait, post-oil (1932), invested heavily in educational development at all levels. A curriculum was developed which included music, both Eastern and Western. Initially the piano was adopted, but the curriculum was broadened to include other Western instruments, more recently the clarinet. A need for a programme of training to produce versatile clarinet teachers in Kuwait was therefore identified. In order to ensure that the curriculum to be designed met the specific needs of Kuwaiti clarinet students, an analysis was made of the social, historical and geographical situation of the country, Kuwaiti Folk Music, Music in Islam, and curriculum and instrumental music teaching in Kuwaiti schools. From these initial findings the specific needs of Kuwaiti clarinet students were identified. These include adult beginners, no aural model of the clarinet, little familiarity with the clarinet repertoire, and no transferable instrumental technical skills. In order to support these students in their learning, theories of motivation were analysed, and situation-specific teaching strategies have been identified and developed. Simultaneously an analysis was made of clarinet teaching, past and present in Kuwait. From these recommendations best practice was identified. These informed curriculum development. As a consequence the Ahmad Alderaiwaish Clarinet Curriculum (AACC) for the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training, Kuwait, was developed. Peer review and critical response followed. The AACC, which is in the form of five parts, delivers the clarinet teacher education element of the Bachelor of Arts programme. These parts are designed primarily for the student and include scales, arpeggios, exercises, pieces and recommended sources, both Eastern folk and classical, and Western music. The former have the additional benefit of preserving and promoting Kuwait’s cultural heritage. Complementary teaching equipment has been invented to introduce students to specific playing techniques with which they were not familiar, for example, breath control.
By Ahmad Alderaiwaish
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Contents:
Introduction: Page 1
Chapter One: Kuwaiti Folk Music and its Instruments Page 16
Chapter Two: Music as an Academic Subject in Kuwait Schools Page 58
Chapter Three: Music and Islam in Kuwait Page 77
Chapter Four: Motivating clarinet students in Kuwait
at the higher education level Page 98 Chapter Five: Instrumental Teaching and Learning – Developing a Cross-Cultural Strategy Page 138 Chapter Six: Teaching the Clarinet in Kuwait, ‘Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Page 166 Chapter Seven: The Ahmad Alderaiwaish Clarinet Curriculum.
An Introduction to the First Edition of the Clarinet Pedagogy
for the PAAET in Kuwait Page 195
Chapter Eight: The Second Edition of the Ahmad Alderaiwaish Clarinet Curriculum Page 258 Chapter Nine: Conclusion Page 273
Bibliography: Page 281
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I, Ahmad A H I Alderaiwaish, declare that the thesis entitled
Teaching the Clarinet in Kuwait: Creating A Curriculum for the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training.
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