Date of Completion
Spring 4-25-2015
Thesis Advisor(s)
Dr. Joseph Abramo
Honors Major
Music Education
Second Honors Major
Music
Disciplines
Music Education
Abstract
Contemporary research has shown that school music programs have increasingly struggled with relevancy in recent years (Boon, 2014; Green, 2006; Woody, 2007) as students primarily experience music outside of school through informal practices of popular music and culture. It is therefore extremely important for music educators to better understand the perceptions their students have of music in both of these settings. In this study, students were asked via survey and interview about their perceptions of the music they make in school and in other settings, such as at home, with friends, or as a part of a religious activity. Findings included a wide range of statements and numerical data from students about preferences and perceived differences between in school and out of school music, suggesting that a mixture of informal and formal classroom practices are needed in all music classrooms in order to better reach students with diverse musical experiences outside of school.
Recommended Citation
Rescsanski, Matthew J., "High School Musicians and their Perceptions of Music in Academic and Non-Academic Settings" (2015). Honors Scholar Theses. 437.
https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/srhonors_theses/437