Search for dissertations about: "Higher music education"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words Higher music education.

  2. 1. Dialogue Lost? Teaching Musical Interpretation of Western Classical Music in Higher Education

    Author : Carl Holmgren; Cecilia Ferm Almqvist; Live Weider Ellefsen; Rosa Reitsamer; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Musical interpretation; higher music education; Western classical music; teaching and learning; one-to-one tuition; hermeneutics; poetry; Music Education; Musikpedagogik;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to contribute to a better understanding of musical interpretation in teaching and learning Western classical music from both a teacher’s and student’s perspective within the context of piano main instrument teaching in higher music education in Sweden. The following research questions were formulated to fulfil this aim: first, how do teachers and students understand musical interpretation as educational content?; second, how do teachers and students understand teaching and learning of musical interpretation?; third and finally, how could verbal and musical dialogues be used for improving teaching and learning of musical interpretation?The thesis employs an overarching hermeneutical framework and consists of three movements. READ MORE

  4. 2. Organ improvisation : Activity, action and rhetorical practice

    Author : Karin Johansson; Musikhögskolan i Malmö; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Rhetorical practice; Cultural-historical activity theory; Higher music education; Western art music; Discursive practices; Organ improvisation;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on contemporary organ improvisation in Western European musical culture. The aim of the study is to explore organists’ descriptions, constructions and definitions of improvisation in words and music, with an interest in the interaction between receptivity, creativity and change. READ MORE

  5. 3. The Choreography of Gender in Traditional Vietnamese Music

    Author : Thanh Thuy Nguyen; Lärare (Musikhögskolan); []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Gender; Gesture; Traditional music; Intercultural music; Choreography;

    Abstract : This Ph.D. project in artistic research is concerned with the function of gesture in traditional Vietnamese music. Building on gender analysis of musical performance in TV shows, and further on autoethnographic inquiry throughout the artistic projects, the artistic output articulates a critical understanding of these practices. READ MORE

  6. 4. A Novel Approach to Teaching Emotional Expression in Music Performance

    Author : Jessika Karlsson; Patrik N. Juslin; Erik Börjesson; Susan Hallam; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; music performance; emotion; expression; feedback; computer-based teaching; music education; Psykologi;

    Abstract : One of the most important aspects of music performance is the expression of emotions, yet research has suggested that this skill is neglected in music education. The aim of this thesis was thus to develop and test a novel and empirically-based approach to teaching emotional expression in music performance. READ MORE

  7. 5. Academic Performance in Swedish Ninth Grade Students Treated for Brain Tumours

    Author : Malin Lönnerblad; Eva Berglund; Klas Blomgren; Ingrid van’t Hooft; Lisa Thorell; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; School performance; academic performance; brain tumour; academic grades; national tests; delayed graduation; theoretical subjects; practical and aesthetic subjects; specialpedagogik; Special Education;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate how children in Sweden treated for brain tumours performed in their ninth year at school compared with matched controls. The studies investigated grades and results from national tests in the theoretical subjects of Swedish, English, and mathematics; grades in the practical and aesthetic subjects of art, crafts, music, home and consumer studies, physical education and health; and the frequency of delayed graduation and qualification for school years 10-12 (corresponding to upper-secondary school or high school). READ MORE