A Case for the Conservatory Teaching Style in K-12 Music Education Violin Instruction

ISBN-10
1687952159
ISBN-13
9781687952158
Category
Education, Elementary
Pages
62
Language
English
Published
2019
Author
Kristen Autry

Description

Abstract: Grounded in the evolution of violin string technique and educational platforms, I argue that a conservatory teaching style where accomplished violin performer-educators teach beginning violin students in K-12 music education is needed for students to have continued interest and success. Challenges that violin teachers encounter when working with beginning violin students are fine-motor skills, musical memory, and performance anxiety. Because California continues to have a shortage of music specialists, credentialing standards can permit underqualified candidates to teach beginning violin. This potential for poor instruction can cause physiological and psychological injuries, ultimately impacting a beginning student’s success and continued participation in music. Additionally, the monetization of education can impact the quality of a teaching credential. For example, questionable supplemental music publications, uninformed digital media, and informal networks of unsupervised private violin teachers. A recommitment to student success by providing the most-qualified instrument-specific instructors for beginning instrumentalists is required to initiate change.

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