How Creative is

Music Education?

C. Victor Fung

Email: cvfung@arts.usf.edu

URL: http://music.arts.usf.edu

Creativity is Central to Music Education

Creativity as an outcome of music education

Creativity as a practice of music education

Creativity as an engine for cultural motion and change

Arts education is the most logical and most enjoyable key to cultivate creativity

Creativity as an Outcome

Creativity

[Artistic] Material

s

StudentTeacher

Culture

Creativity as a Practice

Creativity

Teacher

Culture

Student[Artistic] Materials

Creativity

Creativity as an Engine

Creativity

Culture

Teacher

Major Challenges

Definition of creativity in music is unclear to many educators

Creativity in music is difficult to identify and evaluate

Many music educators are prepared to facilitate student’s musical skills development but not so much in creativity development

Values in music performance overweigh music creativity in most communities

Musical Creativity Can be Exercised in:

Composing and improvising

Singing and performing

Reading and notating

Listening and analyzing

Describing and evaluating

Understanding music

Strategies

Clarify what creativity means in music

Find effective ways to identify and evaluate creativity in music

Train teachers to incorporate a wide repertoire of teaching techniques for creativity

Educate community members about the importance of creativity and its avenues in the arts

Tools for Action in TeachingTechnology

Discovery learning

Informal learning

Collaborative learning

Problem-solving

Decision-making in context

Fun, emotion, & expression

Topics for Research Also

C. Victor Fung

Creativity is Absolutely

Essential in Music and Arts

Education

Email: cvfung@arts.usf.edu

URL: http://music.arts.usf.edu