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Career orientation and pedagogical training: conservatoire undergraduates' insights

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 February 2007

John Miller
Affiliation:
School of Wind and Percussion, Royal Northern College of Music, 124 Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9RD, UKjohn.miller@rncm.ac.uk
David Baker
Affiliation:
Music Teaching in Professional Practice Initiative, Institute of Education, Bulmershe Court, University of Reading, RG6 1HY, UKess05dcb@reading.ac.uk

Abstract

This article explores music conservatoire undergraduates' career aspirations and notions of their pedagogical training, through biographical interviews with 16 students from the School of Wind and Percussion, Royal Northern College of Music. Findings suggest that pedagogical training, which begins in the second college year, serves as a catalyst for changes in career orientation. Students begin, however, with limited intention of teaching. Performance is commonly their focus at the outset. Furthermore, boundaries are perceived between conservatoires which offer elite performance training, and those with a broader curricular base. The practicalities of attracting future students, whilst offering apt and substantial pedagogical erudition within a performance-centred arena, are explored.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 2007 Cambridge University Press

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