Year: 2017
Type: article
Abstract: Spearheaded by the Gail Boyd de Stwolinski Center for Music Theory Pedagogy, the conference attracted pedagogues from diverse teaching situations and career stages.As the conference subtitle suggests, discussions abound regarding changes in higher education in general, and in music schools and departments in particular, in the twenty-first century.In order to (re)consider music theory pedagogy's relationship to practice-a topic that often comes to the forefront in discussions of the twenty-firstcentury musician-the conference organizers provided a prestigious, yet congenial, venue where all felt welcome to discuss a variety of issues and topics related to teaching music theory in secondary and post-secondary environments.While unable to provide a comprehensive and thoroughgoing account of all the wonderful scholarship presented at the conference, we nevertheless hope that the following overview will serve as a representative survey of the main themes that emerged from proceedings. 1 The program included four types of sessions: paper sessions, workshop sessions, poster sessions, and keynote addresses.Parallel sessions featured either traditional 20-minute papers, each followed by 10 minutes of discussion, or workshops, which provided 45-minute slots for speakers to engage the participants in activities or delve into a topic more deeply.The workshop format often allowed free-flowing discussion rather than the 30 minutes of presentation followed by 15 minutes of questions that is customary at some conferences.The program committee organized an innovative poster session, and went to great lengths to ensure its success.There were 24 posters, and no papers were scheduled during the poster session to compete for our attention.To encourage maximum participation, conference goers were given a "passport" booklet with a number on the front and a page for notes on each poster inside.Poster presenters gave those who visited their posters a sticker, with some participants trying to collect as many stickers as possible.After two hours, participants divided into six discussion groups, 1 The entire conference program can be found at https://music.appstate.
Source: Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy
Authors: J. Daniel Jenkins, Angela Ripley
Language: English
Subfield: Music
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4405921385