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A Reflective Lens:
Music Pedagogical Research to Transform Practice

“Through pedagogical research, we learnt
that we have to go beyond considering the
instructional methodologies of teaching and
learning music, to consider how we as teachers
can give our students a deeper learning
experience to build their understanding in the
music making process. Thought must be given
to what is the most appropriate approach
even as we provide a range of music learning
experiences to meet the varied learning needs
of our students.
Pedagogical research has given us the
opportunity to develop a better understanding
of how students look at music, how teachers
look at music teaching, and how we can make
it meaningful for both parties.

Assessing our current practice builds our
understanding of how students are learning,
affirms our existing good practices and gives
us a way forward in developing approaches
which are more likely to be successful in
sustaining students’ interest and passion for
music learning.”

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