Creativity and Agency: Closing the Gap Between Contemporary Band Education Practices and Creative Expression for All Students.

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Title: Creativity and Agency: Closing the Gap Between Contemporary Band Education Practices and Creative Expression for All Students.
Alternate Title: Créativité et agentivité: combler l'écart entre les pratiques éducatives actuelles dans les harmonies et un modèle où tous les élèves peuvent exprimer leur créativité.
Authors: Campbell, Ben, Chalmers, Les1, Foster, Cheri2, Isaac-Martens, Janet, Rempel, Garth3, Ridd, Carol4, Roloff, Emily5
Source: Canadian Music Educator / Musicien Educateur au Canada. 2025, Vol. 66 Issue 3, p10-14. 5p.
Subject Terms: *Music education, *Student engagement, *Curriculum, *Curriculum planning, *Creative ability, Agent (Philosophy)
Abstract (English): As recommended by the body of current research, River East Transcona School Division teachers reflected on practices in their performance-based programs regarding opportunities for students to engage in creative musical activities. Experiences from a unique band residency are described which opened conversations about best practices to increase creative opportunities and enriched pedagogical toolkits of the teachers involved. Through shared experience of the effects of creative music making, educators saw that establishing a healthy culture of creativity allowed students to thrive in new ways and engaged and empowered all music learners to achieve success across the breadth of the curriculum. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Abstract (French): Comme recommandé dans le corpus récent d'études, des professeurs de la River East Transcona School Division ont examiné les pratiques préconisées dans leurs programmes axés sur l'interprétation pour déterminer si les élèves ont la possibilité de réaliser des activités musicales créatives. L'expérience qu'ils ont vécue lors d'une résidence d'orchestre singulière les a amenés à réfléchir aux meilleures pratiques pour offrir plus d'occasions de création et leur a permis de découvrir de nouveaux outils pédagogiques. Ayant expérimenté ensemble les effets de la création musicale, ils ont constaté que l'instauration d'une culture de la créativité favorisait l'épanouissement des élèves et permettait à tous de s'engager dans leur apprentissage et de vivre des réussites tout au long de leur parcours. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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  Data: Comme recommandé dans le corpus récent d'études, des professeurs de la River East Transcona School Division ont examiné les pratiques préconisées dans leurs programmes axés sur l'interprétation pour déterminer si les élèves ont la possibilité de réaliser des activités musicales créatives. L'expérience qu'ils ont vécue lors d'une résidence d'orchestre singulière les a amenés à réfléchir aux meilleures pratiques pour offrir plus d'occasions de création et leur a permis de découvrir de nouveaux outils pédagogiques. Ayant expérimenté ensemble les effets de la création musicale, ils ont constaté que l'instauration d'une culture de la créativité favorisait l'épanouissement des élèves et permettait à tous de s'engager dans leur apprentissage et de vivre des réussites tout au long de leur parcours. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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