Meanings of Music Participation: Scenarios from the United States

267 Pages·2022·3.644 MB·English

by  C. Victor Fung, Lisa J. Lehmberg

Meanings of Music Participation
This book uncovers the multifaceted nature of music participation through
a collection of studies in a wide variety of musical contexts across the United
States. The contributors combine personal voices and vivid narratives with
scholarship to present many potential meanings of music participation, and
lay out research- based implications for lifelong music education. Exploring
music participation in choral and instrumental ensembles; school music
classes and community groups; i n-p erson and virtual spaces; among chil-
dren, young adults, and older adults; and for native- born citizens and im-
migrants, the 10 original studies in this volume present a diverse portrait of
musical engagement. The chapters draw out themes including enjoyment,
identity development, learner autonomy, social interaction, motivation, com-
mitment, and quality of life, and draw connections between musical mean-
ings and philosophical principles from both Western and Eastern traditions.
Linked by interludes that connect the empirical studies with philosophi-
cal interpretations, this volume brings together multiple methodologies and
perspectives to consider the social, cultural, and psychological meanings of
lifelong music participation. It offers a valuable resource for scholars, pro-
fessionals, and students working in school and community music or music
education research, as well as readers interested in general education, social
psychology, lifelong learning, and aging studies.
C. Victor Fung is Professor of Music Education and Director of the Center
for Music Education Research at the University of South Florida. His books
include Music for Life: Music Participation and Quality of Life of Senior Cit-
izens (2 016, c o-a uthored with Lisa J. Lehmberg) and A Way of Music Educa-
tion: Classic Chinese Wisdoms ( 2018). He was a Fulbright Researcher in Japan
(2 018) and served as a board member for the College Music Society, Florida
Music Education Association, and International Society for Music Education.
Lisa J. Lehmberg is Professor of Music Education at the University of Mas-
sachusetts Amherst, and has extensive experience as a PreK-1 2 school music
specialist. She serves on the International Society for Music Education Pub-
lications Committee and the editorial board of the Journal of the Association
for Technology in Music Instruction. Most recently, she c o-a uthored (w ith C.
Victor Fung) the book Music for Life: Music Participation and Quality of Life
of Senior Citizens (2 016).
Routledge New Directions in Music Education Series
Series Editor: Clint Randles
The Routledge New Directions in Music Education Series consists of con-
cise monographs that attempt to bring more of the wide world of music,
education, and society into the discourse in music education.
Eco- Literate Music Pedagogy
Daniel J. Shevock
The Music Profles Learning Project
Let’s Take This Outside
Radio Cremata, Gareth Dylan Smith, Joseph Michael Pignato, and
Bryan Powell
A Different Paradigm in Music Education
Re- examining the Profession
David A. Williams
Eudaimonia
Perspectives for Music Learning
Edited by Gareth Dylan Smith and Marissa Silverman
Managing Stress in Music Education
Routes to Wellness and Vitality
H. Christian Bernhard II
Meanings of Music Participation
Scenarios from the United States
Edited by C. Victor Fung and Lisa J. Lehmberg
Meanings of Music
Participation
Scenarios from the United States
Edited by
C. Victor Fung and Lisa J. Lehmberg
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Names: Fung, C. Victor, editor. | Lehmberg, Lisa J., editor.
Title: Meanings of music participation: scenarios from the
United States / edited by C. Victor Fung and Lisa J. Lehmberg.
Description: [1.] | New York: Routledge, 2022. |
Series: Routledge new directions in music education |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Identifers: LCCN 2022009969 ( print) | LCCN 2022009970 ( ebook) |
ISBN 9781032150383 ( hardback) | ISBN 9781032158617 ( paperback) |
ISBN 9781003242239 ( ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Music– Instruction and study–U nited States. |
Music– Social aspects– United States. | Continuing education–
United States.
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Contents
Series Foreword xi
List of Contributors xiii
Introduction 1
C. VICTOR FUNG, PATRICK K. COOPER AND LISA J. LEHMBERG
1 Space for Music Participations 4
C. VICTOR FUNG, PATRICK K. COOPER AND LISA J. LEHMBERG
PART 1
Early Schooling Years 23
Interlude 1 25
2 Discovering the Meanings of Music to Preschoolers and
Kindergarteners in Music Class 27
LILY C HEN-H AFTECK AND KATE M. BACICH
3 Exploring Meaning to Increase Engagement in a
Fifth- Grade General Music Class 45
KIM MIEDER
Interlude 2 58
PART 2
Adolescent Years 61
viii Contents
4 Meanings of a Secondary General Music Keyboard Class
for Middle School Students 63
ELI Z A BET H BUC U R A
5 High School Choral Experience and Its Transfer into
Emerging Adulthood 85
MORGA N JOLLEY
Interlude 3 104
6 Foregoing High School Music Class to Discover Meaning in
Music Making 106
JA M E S “ SOS O ON ” GA N T T
Interlude 4 118
PART 3
Adult Years 121
7 A Motivational Model of College Music Ensemble
Participation for Non- Music Majors 123
H Y ES OO YOO
8 Divergent Paths: Connecting Musicking, Meaning, and
Occupational Identity in Music Teachers 136
PAT R IC K K . C O OPER
9 Real Voices, Virtual Ensemble: The Meaning of
Participation in Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choirs 157
ST EPH E N A. PA PA RO
Interlude 5 178
10 Transformative Learning through Music Participation in a
Dance Group Founded by Chinese Immigrants 181
DA N X U M A
Contents ix
11 Participatory Music Making and Quality of Life of
Older Adults 201
LISA J. LEHMBERG
Interlude 6 225
12 Meanings in the Making: Lifelong Implications 228
C. VICTOR FUNG AND LISA J. LEHMBERG
Index 241