This book advocates for a radical change in music teaching and learning
methods, allowing for a break from the traditional conservatory model
still in use in many classrooms. The product of twenty years of
interdisciplinary work by musicians, music teachers, and psychologists,
the book proposes to place the focus of music education on the students
themselves and on their mental and physical activity, with the aim of
helping them to manage their own goals and emotions. This alternative is
based on a new theoretical framework, as well as numerous real, concrete
examples of how to put it into practice with students of different ages
and in different environments. This book focuses primarily on teaching
instrumental music, but its content will be useful for any teacher,
student, musician, or researcher interested in improving music education
in any environment, whether formal or informal, in which it takes
place
Chapters 3, 4, 6 and 18 are available open access under a Creative
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