Investigating effective practice in teaching instrumental music via videoconferencing to students aged 8 to 12 - dataset

Abstract

<p>Using a social constructivist theoretical framework, this study investigated the teaching and learning of instrumental music lessons through videoconferencing to children aged 8 to 12.</p><p>Student participants were selected from a Canberra private school and divided into the 8-10 and 11-12 age groups. Both age groups were given level-appropriate musical scales and repertoires to practice in four 30-minute lessons over a course of four weeks. Student learning behaviours and learning outcomes were documented and used to develop effective teaching strategies for teaching instrumental music via videoconferencing.</p><p>Ultimately, both age groups displayed comparable levels of achievement and positive learning behaviours, suggesting that there were no major differences between the 8-10 and 11-12 age groups.</p>