Formal and Informal Practices in Music Teaching: Questioning the Dichotomy

Authors

  • Sónia Rio Ferreira Instituto de Educação da Universidade do Minho; Centro de Investigação em Estudos da Criança (CIEC)
  • M. Helena Vieira Centro Instituto de Educação da Universidade do Minho; Centro de Investigação em Estudos da Criança (CIEC)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34639/rpea.v3i1.98

Keywords:

Music education, Informal Practices of Music Education, Formal Practices of Music Education

Abstract

The focus of this paper is to contribute to the clarification of the concepts of formal and informal practices in music education, highlighting the pedagogical thought of some well-known researchers such as Edwin Gordon, Lucy Green, Keith Swanwick and David Elliott. The discussion and analysis of these theoretical perspectives aim at the reflection and questioning of the very concepts of “formality” and “informality” in music teaching. In this sense, the ultimate goal of this essay is to launch a more realistic and objective discussion about the reality of music education, which might be simpler than the complexity of the recent theoretical debate has suggested.

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Published

2018-09-21

Issue

Vol. 3 (2013): Revista Portuguesa de Educação Artística

Section

Música

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