Lost and Found: Music Activities Delivered by Primary Classroom Generalists.

Abstract

In a study about the music activities delivered by selected Victorian primary school classroom generalist teachers, the phrase ‘lost and found’ had several apt connotations. Firstly, music activities delivered by generalists were found to be ‘lost’ attributed to the minimal data kept at the government level about primary music education programs (Parliament of Victoria, 2013). A goal of the study was to document some of those seemingly missing music activities. Secondly, the generalists who delivered music activities in the course of day-to-day teaching, prospective participants in the study, were difficult to find. It appeared that generalists delivering music activities may indeed be ‘lost’ due to a lack of “skills and confidence” (Parliament of Victoria, 2013, p. 19) or submerged in the crowded curriculum (Parliament of Victoria, 2013). Through purposeful sampling, three participants were ‘found’ who demonstrated commitment and enthusiasm for delivering music activities. Thirdly, the findings revealed that the music learning outcomes inherent in the music activities delivered by participants were often de-emphasised or ‘lost’ in the integrated activities favoured by participants. Overall however, the findings indicated a variety of music activities delivered by participants and upon close examination, aspects of best practice pedagogy were ‘found’.

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