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A Reflective Lens:
Music Pedagogical Research to Transform Practice

Likewise, we found a similar entry from William, with
regard to the physical challenge he faced when playing
his new instrument:

Because after playing for a while the shoulder gets tired and then my hand
tends to shrink back a little bit. And then it goes out of position instead of
playing the right string. I end up playing one string higher or lower.
[Reflective Dialogue 01, 11 July 2014]

And again:

The notes are also difficult to find as there are no frets on the Guitarron so I
have to use my hearing to get the right pitch. This adds more multitasking
as I not only have to read the notes and count... but also have to ensure that
I get the right pitch.
[Journal 03, 25 July 2014]

We feel that the challenges mentioned above could also
be due to the members’ lack of experience and prior
knowledge on how to best handle their instruments.
Nonetheless, we believe that the implementation of
reflective practice allowed them to pen down these
concerns and made them aware of these challenges while
in the process of wanting to improve on their handling of
their new instruments.
Another form of technical challenge that we also identified
from the data collected was the grasping of certain
elements of music, like rhythm. For example, Matthew
wrote the following:

Confusing part is the rhythm when playing
without the other sections… hard to catch up…
[Journal 01, 11 July 2014]
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