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MUSIC- MAKING IN THE PRESCHOOL CLASSROOM An Explanatory Mixed Method Study Jentry S. Barrett Child,Youth and Family Studies
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MUSIC-MAKING IN THE PRESCHOOL CLASSROOM AnExplanatoryMixedMethodStudyJentryS.BarrettChild,YouthandFamilyStudies
Planned, teacher-directed
music instruction
Derri et al. (2001)
• Increaseslanguageandliteracyoutcomes
• Increasespro-socialbehavior
• Increasesgrossmotordevelopment
Professional Organization
Standards
• NationalAssociationfortheEducationofYoungChildren(NAEYC;2017)
• NationalAssociationforMusicEducation(2014)
Learning Guidelines • HeadStart(2010)
• NebraskaEarlyLearningGuidelines(2013)
Common Preschool Curricula
and Assessment
• CreativeCurriculum(2011)
• HighScope(2012)• EarlyChildhoodEnvironmentalRatingScale(2016)
What is happening in preschools?
Nardo et al. (2006)
• 293NAEYCaccreditedpreschoolteachers• 28%planned,teacher-directed,four-fivetimesaweek• 14%nomusicatall• 69%teacherscreateowncurricula
Pre-service music training
Barrett (2014)
• 9outof19inNebraska– 2arestandalonemusic
• 5outof7inBig10– 2areexplicitlyforearlychildhood
Teachers’ attitudes, beliefs, and efficacy
Berke & Colwell, 2004
Pre-servicemusictraining
-Increasescomfortlevelsforteachingmusic
-Increasessingingskills
-Increasesconfidencetointegratemusicinothersubjectmatters
-Increasesteachers’beliefsaboutmusic’simportance
In summary What we know
• Musicimprovesoutcomesforpreschoolers
• However,fewchildrenwerereceivinginstructionin2006
• Preschoolteachersarenotreceivingmuchpre-servicemusictraining
• Teacherswithmoretrainingfeelmorecomfortableteachingmusic
In summary What we do not know
• Wedonotknowhowmanychildrenareexperiencingmusic-makingintheirclassrooms• Iftheyareexperiencingmusic-making,whatdoesitlooklike?• Whatsupportsdopreschoolteachersneedtoprovideage-appropriatemusic-making?
Proposed Study Research Questions 1. Whatmusic-makingis
happening?
2. Whatareteachers’attitudesandbeliefs?
3. Whatresourcesdoteachershave?
Study Design ExplanatoryMixedMethod1.SurveytoNebraskapublic,private,andfaith-basedpreschoolteachers
2.Analyzeresponses
3.Identifyqualitativesample
4.Conductinterviews
5.Classroomobservations
Quantitative
Mixing
Qualitative
Quantitative
ExplanatoryMixedMethod1.SurveytoNebraskapublic,private,andfaith-basedpreschoolteachers
2.Analyzeresponses
3.Identifysample
4.Interviews
5.Classroomobservations
In Summary Thisstudyisneededbecause• Wedonotknowwhatkindsofmusic-makingarehappening• Wedonotunderstandwhyteachersareteachingmusic-makingthewaytheyare• Thereexistsfewmixedmethodstudiesexploringthistopic
Questions?
