The Music Experience
Another assignment that
the graduate students tackle in "Contemporary Topics" is to, after
detailed study, create a model of the music experience that includes
references to several learning theories and ways of conceptualizing
learning experiences. The model is to be artistic, but also needs to be explained
and justified
by each student. Here are few examples of their creations.
Model Number 1 - "The
Maze"
"For this project, I
chose a maze because the music experience is what we choose to make
it. In a maze, one has many choices. The choices made do not always
end where we think they will. Sometimes this is disappointing, and
sometimes there are unexpected joys. There are two doors leading
into the maze. One is marked for the Music Professional and the
other for the Music Amateur. Will music be a career or a fulfilling
hobby? Many times we decide which we would like to be, but sometimes
along the way our we may change our minds. This is why both entrances
lead to a connection where one could crossover to the other path."
Model #2 - "The Spokes"
"In my music experience
model, I saw music as the center of its own cell, the nucleus, so
to speak, with little offshoots feeding into the center of the
nucleus, such as "exploration", "creation", "enjoyment", "literacy",
and so forth. Some of these offshoots could break away with
music still surviving, but the experience would be changed, and this
can be represented by removing any of the spokes easily. One
can also add additional spokes for other aspects that aren't
included in the model, and in this way the experience can be
tailored to each individual with slight variations occurring in every
person's point of view of what constitutes the fabric of music."
College-Conservatory of Music
Division of Music Education
Mary Emery Hall | P.O. Box 210003 | Cincinnati, OH 45221-0003
Phone:
513-556-6017
Fax: 513-556-0202
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