Abstract
Teaching is a complex human endeavour that is difficult to describe with accuracy, yet observers are usually quite confident in their ability to identify “good teaching” with relative certainty. This becomes more difficult, however, when the underlying objectives of the teaching are unclear. In the case of music, effective teaching may look quite different if one’s objectives are to guide students toward masterfully performing a particular piece, or toward being able to accurately identify various components of musical structure, to effectively sight-read or creatively improvise in a musical tradition, or to convincingly demonstrate their patriotic sentiments through song. The practice of effective music teaching requires a guiding philosophy to serve as a basis for instruction.
学問に王道なし
Gakumonni oudou nashi
“There is no royal path to learning” – perseverance is essential for all
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Hebert, D.G. (2012). Instruction in the Japanese School Band. In: Wind Bands and Cultural Identity in Japanese Schools. Landscapes: the Arts, Aesthetics, and Education, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2178-4_5
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