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Title: 'A teacher by day and a performer by night': performer-educator identity tensions in a graduate community of practice course.
Authors: Hodgson, Aaron1 (AUTHOR) ahodgson@uwo.ca, Benjamins, Laura2 (AUTHOR)
Source: Music Education Research. Jul2025, Vol. 27 Issue 3, p332-345. 14p.
Subject Terms: *Career development, *Community involvement, Performance practice (Music performance), Community music, Communities of practice
Abstract: This article explores how participation in a community of practice course aided negotiation between performer-educator identities among graduate students professionally active as studio teachers. Studio teachers may face isolation due to limited opportunities for professional development and the secluded nature of one-on-one instruction, and overemphasis on vertical knowledge transmission within a master-apprentice model. Often engaged in performing and teaching as part of a broader, portfolio career, studio teachers may face tensions between their performer-educator identities. These tensions in identity may be mitigated through participation in a community of practice. Using a qualitative case study methodology, researchers used questionnaires, reflective assignments, interviews, and non-participant observations to investigate the experiences of 6 participants enrolled in a one-semester graduate course. Themes include the impact of participation in a community of practice, tensions in identity, and alleviation of tensions between identities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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