Music as a "language" of expression for understanding multiplication in grade three
department or school: Education, Faculty of
department or school: Curriculum and Pedagogy (EDCP), Department of
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCV
creator: Moriarty, Corry Suzanne
issued: 2010-05-18T20:29:05Z
issued: 2010
related degree: Master of Arts - MA
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: Abstract This study explored how music could be used as a language of expression for understanding multiplication for grade three children. Using a/r/tography as a research methodology, a class of grade three students, their teacher, and I worked together on a coemergent inquiry project to create musical compositions that conveyed meanings about multiplication to the listener. The design of this a/r/tographic inquiry involves the components of the cyclical Inquiry Process used by the International Baccalaureate program, as well as the Reggio Emilia’s approach, known as Progettazione, which involves emergent, child centered project work. Through my research I offer credence to the area of interdisciplinary studies at the early childhood level. Such studies support the development of new notions and forms of music instruction—created by and for children—that advance both music and related learning. As is evident in my account, I demonstrated how music (1) can be taught in and of itself, (2) can be thought of as a medium (i.e., a “language,” as in the Reggio definition) for the expression of concepts in multiplication, (3) is instrumental in fostering knowledge of both musical and mathematical concepts, and (4) when linked with mathematics, can show learning transfer and access related learning between the two disciplines. This study contributes to on-going scholarly conversations concerning the present structure and role of the music teacher (and other “specialists”) in our schools.
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note: MUSIC AS A “LANGUAGE” OF EXPRESSION FOR UNDERSTANDING MULTIPLICATION IN GRADE THREE by Corry Suzanne Moriarty B.A., Augustana University College, 1994 Music Diploma, Selkirk College, 1997 B.Ed., University of Calgary, 2001 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS in The Faculty of Graduate Studies (Music Education) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Vancouver) April 2010 © Corry Suzanne Moriarty, 2010 ii Abstract This study explored how music could be used as a language of expression for understanding multiplication for grade three children. Using a/r/tography as a research methodology, a class of grade three students, their teacher, and I worked together on a co- emergent inquiry project to create musical compositions that conveyed meanings about multiplication to the listener. The design of this a/r/tographic inquiry involves the components of the cyclical Inquiry Process used by the International Baccalaureate program, as well as the Reggio Emilia’s approach, known as Progettazione, which involves emergent, child centered project work. Through my research I offer credence to the area of interdisciplinary studies at the early childhood level. Such studies support the development of new notions and forms of music instruction—created by and for children—that advance both music and related learning. As is evident in my account, I demonstrated how music (1) can be taught in and of itself, (2) can be thought of as a medium (i.e., a “language,” as in the Reggio definition) for the expression of concepts in multiplication, (3) is instrumental in fostering knowledge of both musical and mathematical concepts, and (4) when linked with mathematics, can show learning transfer and access related learning between the two disciplines. This study contributes to on-going scholarly conversations concerning the present structure and role of the music teacher (and other “specialists”) in our schools. iii Table of Contents ABSTRAC…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2010-05
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0069983
language: eng
degree discipline: Music Education
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/24823