An exploration of studio cultures : perspectives from established teachers of the violin
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Nathan A. Southwick (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Marjorie Bagley
Abstract: The purpose of this multi-case qualitative study was to explore how reputable violin professors develop the culture in their violin studios and to describe how those professors manage shared studio time. Data were collected through interviews with six reputable violin professors over Zoom. Data from the interviews were transcribed and then coded for emergent themes. Findings are presented with research relating to the history of studio classes, the training of tertiary-level violin professors, the master/apprentice model, cycles of pedagogy, the socialization of students and the effects of role identity cultivation, the development of studio and classroom culture, healthy group learning, emotional labor, and critical friendship. Analysis of participant interviews revealed four main themes: (a) the use of socialization outside of studio time to cultivate interpersonal relationships; (b) the use of familial terminology to describe their studio; (c) the use of inherited, cyclical pedagogy, supervised apprenticing, and/or constructed peer mentorship; and (d) the essential role of regular studio class meetings and the use of emotional labor to maintain a positive atmosphere in those classes. Additionally, the culture of a studio and the professor’s role in cultivating and maintaining that culture are discussed, as well as ideas for fostering critical friendship, effective studio dialogues, and active socialization of students into roles that will prepare them for lives in music and maximize student success.
An exploration of studio cultures : perspectives from established teachers of the violin
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Dissertation
- Language: English
- Date: 2022
- Keywords
- Critical Friendship, Master/Apprentice Model, Socialization, Studio Learning, Violin Pedagogy
- Subjects
- Music teachers
- College teachers
- Violinists
- Music $x Instruction and study
- Social practice (Art)