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Creativity and Chaos: an autoethnographic exploration of a music improvisation workshop

by Ariel Swan

Institution: McGill University
Department: Schulich School of Music
Degree: MA
Year: 2014
Keywords: Communications And The Arts - Music
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Record ID: 2032259
Full text PDF: http://digitool.library.mcgill.ca/thesisfile127150.pdf


Abstract

This thesis employed an autoethnographic methodology to examine the pedagogy and administration of an improvisation-based music workshop. The program, a collaborative partnership between three organizations, was held in a Montréal community centre that caters to marginalized adolescents. The author examined data gathered over her two years facilitating the program and commented on pedagogical and sociological themes that emerged through the analysis. These themes focus on the development of an improvisation-based curriculum in a non-formal teaching environment, sociological factors that influenced the workshop and its participants, and evidence of the benefits of music improvisation for adolescents. The data also served to highlight challenges that arose in the administrative partnership of the program. Discussion of these issues is accompanied by recommendations for solutions, situated within the observations of the author and relevant literature. This thesis serves as a broad “best-practices” guide for instructing and administrating similar improvisation-based initiatives. AbstraitCe mémoire a utilisé une méthode auto-ethnographique dans le but d'examiner la pédagogie et la gestion d'un atelier musical basé sur l'improvisation. Le programme, un partenariat entre trois organisations a eu lieu dans un centre communautaire de Montréal s'adresse à des adolescents en difficulté. L'auteur a recueilli des données pendant deux ans alors qu'elle animait le programme. Elle commente des thèmes pédagogiques et sociologiques qui ont émergé durant le programme. Ces thèmes se concentrent sur l'élaboration d'un programme basé sur l'improvisation dans un environnement d’enseignement non-formel, mais également sur les facteurs sociologiques qui ont influencé l'atelier et ses participants. Et enfin sur la preuve des bienfaits de l'improvisation musicale sur les adolescents. Les données ont également été employées afin de faire ressortir les défis qui ont émergé par rapport au partenariat administratif du programme. La traitements de ces questions est accompagnée de recommandations et solutions issus des travaux d'observation de l'auteur et accompagnée d'une documentation pertinente.

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