This study aims to carry out a global evaluation of 13 Music Education Bachelor Degrees from Colombia, academic programs focused on the higher training of music teachers in this country, and to establish the training guidelines received by the music education professors who study them. The methodology used is empirical-analytical and…

Collective free music improvisation (CFMI) develops musicians' relationships, identity, and communication skills and engages musicians from different cultures by tapping into their diversities in the music-making process. It also develops an open attitude toward working with children's creative potential--by paving the way for open, egalitarian…

Professional development can help to ensure teaching artists have the requisite knowledge and skills to lead effective instruction. However, the specific format of professional development can vary. One organization that provides professional development for their teaching artists is the Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA) program, which is an El…

By 2019, over 70,000 undergraduates had been awarded bachelor's degrees in music education under the Free Education for Students in Teacher Education Programme in China. Although this helped to relieve a severe shortage of music teacher supply, recent studies reported serious concerns regarding the career readiness of this population. The purposes…

This article presents a synthesis of findings from a large-scale research project, the Global Visions Through Mobilizing Networks--Co-developing Intercultural Music Teacher Education in Finland, Israel and Nepal (https://sites.uniarts.fi/web/globalvisions/home), and conveys its theoretical and practical explorations and insights. By envisioning…

The purpose of this mixed methods study was to examine the experiences of music educators who have experience applying Musical Futures strategies in their own practice. This is an innovative program that incorporates cultural, contemporary, and relevant musical learning for young people in Britain. Phase one of the study included multiple visits…

In 2012, a committee at a small Midwestern liberal arts college, Lake Forest College, embarked on a journey to create a music education teacher licensure major. Drawing from narrative inquiry, this article reports how the dean of faculty, education department chair, music department chair, and assistant professor of music/music education…

As tertiary music educators across the Tasman we argue that music, particularly song, is an effective medium for teaching and learning about non-western music when preparing generalist primary Pre-Service Teachers (PSTs). Using "voice" as a portable and accessible vehicle to transmit cultural understandings, we draw on the Zimbabwean…

The music department of Brigham Young University has placed two sections of a music methods course for elementary education majors in Vineyard School, a public school in Orem, Utah. This article describes the program's rationale, operations, and benefits. (Author/SJL)

Describes a study of the content of 180 stringed-instrument preservice teacher education programs. Reports statistically significant findings for different regions of the country, with North Central division institutions requiring the greatest number of separate string technique and methods courses. (CFR)