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Music needs no visa : insights from three South African voices on teaching African music in Melbourne, Australia

Dawn, Joseph 2010, Music needs no visa : insights from three South African voices on teaching African music in Melbourne, Australia, in CDIME 2010 : Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Cultural Diversity in Music Education : The cultural aesthetics of teaching, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Sydney, N.S.W., pp. 70-75.

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Title Music needs no visa : insights from three South African voices on teaching African music in Melbourne, Australia
Author(s) Dawn, Joseph
Conference name International Conference on Cultural Diversity in Music Education (10th : 2010 : Sydney, New South Wales)
Conference location Sydney, New South Wales
Conference dates 11 - 13 January 2010
Title of proceedings CDIME 2010 : Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Cultural Diversity in Music Education : The cultural aesthetics of teaching
Editor(s) Dunbar-Hill, Peter
Publication date 2010
Conference series Cultural Diversity in Music Education Conference
Start page 70
End page 75
Publisher Sydney Conservatorium of Music
Place of publication Sydney, N.S.W.
Summary As Australia becomes increasingly multicultural, there are many that would argue that the teaching and learning of music at educational settings can be carried out in a number of ways where cultural context and authenticity is imperative. This paper discusses the main arguments of teaching and learning in music education and provides some theoretical perspectives of teaching African music as groundwork for the discussion and findings. This paper is part of a wider study called 'Smaller steps in longer journeys' and. provides insight into the teaching of South African music in Melbourne. Three South African voices (my own as tertiary music educator, an artist in schools and a primary music specialist) through reflection and interview data considers 'how' and 'why' African music is taught The discussion presents an openmindedness of music when it travels to a new country where the pedagogy is the process of production and exchange, a social-discursive practice whereby process and understanding is more important than just product. As music requires no visa it will continue to travel and be shared in different context where pedagogical practice considers teacher, learner and knowledge.
ISBN 9780646521565
Language eng
Field of Research 130201 Creative Arts, Media and Communication Curriculum and Pedagogy
Socio Economic Objective 950204 The Media
HERDC Research category E1 Full written paper - refereed
Copyright notice ©2010, CDIME
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30022679

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