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A Reflective Lens:
Music Pedagogical Research to Transform Practice

Conclusion

This study set out to examine the use of reflective practice,
like reflective journaling and dialogue, in developing our
students’ listening and ensemble performing skills. The
journal entries and dialogue transcripts collected showed
that reflective practice can provide a viable platform
for students to become more aware of their individual
challenges and strengths in their pursuit of music knowledge
and skills. Furthermore, students were able to exercise
their decision-making skills in such reflective practice,
re-thinking the ways in which they approached music
performing and, hence, broadening their experience and
kn owledge. With reflective practice, not only did students
demonstrate progress in their music learning, but there was
also evidence of positive effects on their emotional wellbeing in the learning process. From the data collected, we
as CCA teachers also gained deeper insights into why and
how to better promote a reflective culture in our quest to
infuse 21CC into the Guitar Ensemble CCA.

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