Electronic Journal of Music in Education

Creativity in current music education: A review from school levels and teacher training

Scenic Anxiety in Professional Music Education Studies Learners’

Yolanda Trujillo Galea, Verónica Juárez Ramos

Abstract

This study analyzes the participation of creativity in current school music education through a systematic review of the most recent scientific literature. The review, guided by the PRISMA protocol, started from a bibliographic search in the indexed databases WoS, Scopus and ERIC, using the keywords creativity and music education. The final sample of selected studies was 57, being determined by all articles published in the last ten years and carried out in the field of school music education and/or initial teacher training. For analysis, data on the study population, educational level, type of study, descriptors and most relevant findings were collected in tables. The results showed the interest of the scientific community in music teachers and their limited promotion of creativity. Despite this, innovative musical and sound creation projects have emerged characterized by interdisciplinarity, collaborative creation, the use of digital technologies and openness to new sounds.

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Keywords: Creativity, Music Education, Elementary Education, Music Teachers.
Elvira Montiel Guirado, Esperanza Clares-Clares

Abstract

Music Performance Anxiety (MPA) is a subjective construct of a maladaptive type created by the musician himself. This problem triggers a series of physical, cognitive, and behavioural symptoms that lead to a decreased interpretive effectiveness in public and a risk to the overall health of the sufferer. Therefore, this is a problem that affects musicians, both students and professionals, and constitutes a real obstacle to their careers. In this work, the level of MPA has been measured in learners of Professional Music Education Studies in Murcia (Southeast of Spain). For this purpose, the Spanish version of the K-MPAI (Kenny-Music Performance Anxiety Inventory) questionnaire was given to a sample of 403 students. The results indicate that the factors of MPA that reach higher levels are anxious apprehension, proximal somatic anxiety, and worry/dread. It is concluded that women, wind instrumentalists, students whose parents are musicians, as well as those who have studied music for more years present higher levels of AEM compared to their comparison group counterparts.
Keywords: Musicians; education; stress; conservatory; MPA.