Articles Published in 2015:
ISSN 2369-1581
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Editorial: Musica Est Donum (Music is a Gift): The Launch of a New Online Music Journal
By: John L. Vitale
Pages 2-3
Transformation Through Musical and Somatic Practice: My Learning Experience With Debussy Piano Préludes and Yoga
By: Jennifer Yu
Pages 4-34
Abstract: The scholarship of creating musical performances is the main topic of this article. The manifold layers of the researcher’s music learning process are scrutinized to glean an understanding of her personal and musical transformation through the repertoire study of the 24 Debussy piano Préludes and yoga practice. To start, she consulted the existing literature on the cultural and artistic climate of Debussy’s era. By investigating the composer’s sources of inspiration, the author began to create her personal knowledge base of this repertoire. Using the somatic tools of body-mind awareness and self-reflection, the researcher described her musical transformation during the performance preparation. Recording analyses of her own recitals, as well as other artistic interpretations, of the Debussy Préludes were made to relate the transformation in the projection of her musical conception and listening attitude.
Key Words performance, learning, transformation, somatic, music |
Author Bio: Doctor of Musical Arts in piano performance at the University of Toronto. Principal teachers include Lynda Metelskty (piano) at the Royal Conservatory of Music, Germaine Mounier (piano) and Serge Blanc (chamber music) at École Normale de Musique de Paris, France, and Marietta Orlov (piano), Midori Koga (piano pedagogy), and Cameron Stowe (collaborative piano) at UofT. Widely praised recitalist of solo and collaborative piano in Austria, Canada, France, Italy, Portugal, Taiwan, and USA. Jennifer Yu is a member of the Gordon Institute of Music Learning and a faculty member of Children’s Piano Pedagogy Program at U of T.
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Music as a Gift: Personal Narrative
By: Gina Luongo
Pages 35-43
Abstract: This paper is a narrative exploring the therapeutic role music played in the life of a woman diagnosed with a rare cancer at the same age her own mother lost her life to cancer. Weaving memories of her childhood listening to music with her mother and present day memories of listening to songs with her own children, the author uncovers how music helped her build deeper and more meaningful connections with others. The author discovers music as a powerful tool in
overcoming adversity and in healing. Key Words music, coping, healing, recovery |
Author Bio: Gina Luongo is a Special Education Consultant for the Peel District School Board. She holds a Master of Education degree in Holistic Education. She is the author of two published novels. One of her novels was written under a pseudonym (Gina Elle). It is titled Your Song and was published in 2013. The second novel, published in 2014 under her own name, is titled Truth Is Beautiful. She is in the process of writing an illness memoir and an anthology of short stories.
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Two Compositions for a Shabbat Service: "Adonai S'fatai" and "Misheberach"
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Composer Bio: Dr. Carol Shansky is Assistant Professor of Music at Iona College where she is Director of the Music Program. She earned her Doctor of Musical Arts (Music Education) and Master of Music (Performance) from Boston University and her Bachelor of Music (Music Education) from Ithaca College. Dr. Shansky is a contributor to the Journal of Research in Musicology, Alta Musica, Flute Talk, and RIME (USA, online) and has presented papers at the St. Augustine Symposium on the History of Music Education, CMS-NE Regional Conferences, East Coast Band Conference, IGEB Conference, the Adult and Lifelong Learning Symposium, the Spirituality and Music Education Symposium and the North American British Music Studies Association Conference. She serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Research in Music Performance, the Pedagogy Committee of the New Jersey Flute Society and is director of and flutist with
Bergen Chamber Artists. In addition, Dr. Shansky is an active performer in the New York City area, performing in several orchestras and as chamber musician and solo recitalist. Her music appreciation textbook: “Musical Tapestries: A Thematic Approach to Music Appreciation” (released in June 2012) by Kendall- Hunt publishers is in its 2nd edition. |
Songs And Action: Self-Determination And Embracing Our Will
By: Carlo Ricci
Pages 53-64
Abstract: This paper will explore the role of music, the concepts of self-determination, the willed curriculum, and a course I created and teach at the graduate level entitled Educational Representations in Popular Culture. Specifically, this paper will explore the lyrics to two songs (Flowers are Red by released by Harry Chapin 1978 and The Logical Song released by Supertramp in 1979), and how these two songs speak to us about schooling, teaching, learning, education, and freedom. The major premise underlying this paper is that music is an important and invaluable part of being able to understand and make sense of the world around us. In sum, music is a tool to challenge the status quo, make social commentary, change the world, and make the world a better place.
Key Words: popular songs, unschooling, self-determination, willed curriculum |
Author Bio: Carlo Ricci is a full Professor at the Schulich School of Education, Nipissing University, Graduate Studies. He founded and edits the Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning (JUAL). He has published a number of books and articles. Among the books he has written and edited are, The Willed Curriculum, Unschooling, and Self-Direction: What Do Love, Trust, Respect, Care, and Compassion Have To Do With Learning? (2012); The Legacy of John Holt: A Man Who Genuinely Understood, Trusted, and Respected Children (co-edited with Pat Farenga) (2013); Turning Points: 35 Educational Visionaries in Education Tell Their Own Stories (co-edited with Jerry Mintz) (2010); Natural Born Learners: Unschooling and Autonomy in Education (co-edited with Beatrice Ekwa Ekoko (2014)); Holistic Pedagogy: The Self and Quality Willed Learning (Springer Press 2015) (co-authored with Conrad Pritscher). He currently has two books in press: One is titled Holistic Pedagogy: The Self and Quality Willed Learning which he coauthored with Conrad Pritscher and is being published by Springer. The other is titled Homeschooling in Full View: A Reader (2nd ed.) which he co-edited with Bruce Cooper, & Frances Spielhagen and is being published by Information Age Publishing Inc. His research interests include Unschooling; Homeschooling; Holistic Education; Self-determined Learning; Free Schools; Democratic Schools; Online Learning; Technology and Learning; Play; Natural Learning; Curiosity; Willed Learning; and the Willed Curriculum.
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