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Adela and Transformative Learning: A Freirean Perspective on a Community Music Education Project in Melbourne, Australia
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English, Helen J.; Davidson, Jane W. – International Journal of Music Education, 2023
In what ways can a community music education project based on historical re-enactment be a vehicle for transformational learning, empowerment and reconnection with community? In 2018, Serenading Adela was performed to celebrate and remember the 100th anniversary of a moment in history when women sang under the prison cell window of Adela…
Descriptors: Music Education, Transformative Learning, Singing, Females
The PERMA Well-Being Model and Music Facilitation Practice: Preliminary Documentation for Well-Being through Music Provision in Australian Schools
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Lee, Juyoung; Krause, Amanda E.; Davidson, Jane W. – Research Studies in Music Education, 2017
The aim of this study was to consider how we can invest in music-making to promote well-being in school contexts. Web-based data collection was conducted where researchers identified 17 case studies that describe successful music programs in schools in Australia. The researchers aligned content from these case studies into the five categories of…
Descriptors: Well Being, Music, Music Education, Case Studies
The Effects of Gesture and Movement Training on the Intonation of Children's Singing in Vocal Warm-Up Sessions
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Liao, Mei-Ying; Davidson, Jane W. – International Journal of Music Education, 2016
The main purpose of the current study was to examine the effects of gesture and movement training for beginning children's choirs with regard to improving intonation. It was a between-subjects design with one independent variable Training Technique (TT). One dependent variable was measured: intonation in the singing of vocal pattern warm-up…
Descriptors: Music Education, Nonverbal Communication, Motion, Singing
Enhancing Gesture Quality in Young Singers
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Liao, Mei-Ying; Davidson, Jane W. – Music Education Research, 2016
Studies have shown positive results for the use of gesture as a successful technique in aiding children's singing. The main purpose of this study was to examine the effects of movement training for children with regard to enhancing gesture quality. Thirty-six fifth-grade students participated in the empirical investigation. They were randomly…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Singing, Grade 5, Randomized Controlled Trials
Motivation to Study Music in Australian Schools: The Impact of Music Learning, Gender, and Socio-Economic Status
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McPherson, Gary E.; Osborne, Margaret S.; Barrett, Margaret S.; Davidson, Jane W.; Faulkner, Robert – Research Studies in Music Education, 2015
This study extends an eight-country mapping exercise (McPherson & O'Neill, 2010; see "Research Studies in Music Education" issues 2010-2011) to include students' motivation to study music within the Australian context. It sought to determine whether music learners (students learning an instrument or voice), might be more motivated to…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Gender Differences, Music Education, Music
The Use of Gesture Techniques in Children's Singing
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Liao, Mei-Ying; Davidson, Jane W. – International Journal of Music Education, 2007
The purpose of this study was to begin to explore the link of gesture and voice when teaching children and to examine how the children used these gestures in singing. Semi-structured interviewing techniques and observation were used extensively to collect information from the respondents. Five children were asked to participate in this preliminary…
Descriptors: Singing, Teaching Methods, Interviews, Student Attitudes