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Secondary Music Teachers' Perspectives on the Inclusion of Rock Bands in High School Music Classrooms

Klonowski, Olivia
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1619793991159909

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2021, Master of Music, Youngstown State University, Dana School of Music.
Despite calls to broaden and diversify course offerings in music education, many music programs remain focused on large ensembles such as band, choir, and orchestra. One way to expand music programs can be through the inclusion of non-traditional music ensembles. An example of a non-traditional music ensemble is a rock band. This convergent mixed design study surveyed high school music teachers in the state of Ohio (N = 73) on their perspectives toward the inclusion of rock ensembles in their high school music classrooms. Statistical analyses showed a moderate relationship between jazz ensembles and rock bands and suggested that teachers who prefer and feel prepared to teach jazz may be more likely to offer a rock ensemble (p < .05). The results from open ended questions indicated complexity within teachers’ factors surrounding the inclusion of rock band ensembles in a music curriculum. Teachers reported a variety of factors that would motivate or prevent them from offering rock ensembles, which included a fear of losing students from traditional ensembles and concern that students would be too busy to participate in a new ensemble. Furthermore, this study indicates that music teachers feel that they need training to feel more comfortable in offering non-traditional ensembles such as rock bands. The results of this study could have implications for both collegiate music education programs and high school music programs. University music education programs may consider creating a course in popular music pedagogy or incorporating popular music pedagogy into current methods courses. High school music programs may consider incorporating elements of rock music into established jazz programs.
Daniel Keown, PhD (Advisor)
Ewelina Boczkowska, PhD (Committee Member)
Kivie Cahn-Lipman, PhD (Committee Member)
82 p.
Music; Music Education
Rock bands; non-traditional music ensembles; high school music curriculum; music teacher attitudes

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  • Klonowski, O. (2021). Secondary Music Teachers' Perspectives on the Inclusion of Rock Bands in High School Music Classrooms [Master's thesis, Youngstown State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1619793991159909

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Klonowski, Olivia. Secondary Music Teachers' Perspectives on the Inclusion of Rock Bands in High School Music Classrooms. 2021. Youngstown State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1619793991159909.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Klonowski, Olivia. "Secondary Music Teachers' Perspectives on the Inclusion of Rock Bands in High School Music Classrooms." Master's thesis, Youngstown State University, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1619793991159909

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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