Music-specialized teachers’ reasoning on music practice in preschool: Music knowledge, courage, and visions

According to the Swedish curriculum (SKOLFS 2018, p. 50), preschool teachers bear the responsibility for teaching and incorporating music into preschool practice. However, due to limited time dedicated to music in preschool teacher education, teachers specialized in music play a critical role as va...

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Main Authors: Ylva Holmberg, Marie-Helene Zimmerman Nilsson
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Language:Danish
Published: Cappelen Damm Akademisk NOASP 2024-10-01
Series:Nordisk Barnehageforskning
Online Access:https://nordiskbarnehageforskning.no/index.php/nbf/article/view/539
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description According to the Swedish curriculum (SKOLFS 2018, p. 50), preschool teachers bear the responsibility for teaching and incorporating music into preschool practice. However, due to limited time dedicated to music in preschool teacher education, teachers specialized in music play a critical role as valuable resources in practice. Existing music education research has focused predominantly on music in preschool from the perspectives of preschool teachers and students, rather than specifically examining a group of teachers specialized in music. Hence, this study aims to explore and discuss how teachers specialized in music approach music practice within preschool settings. The study adopts an educational philosophy and music didaktik perspective in analyzing focus group discussions with teachers specialized in music. The results reveal that music knowledge focuses on craftsmanship, courage, and visions for the music specialist. Alternative combinations of theoretical perspectives shed light on a complex and intertwined practice with shifting emphases. 
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