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Matching musical activities to targeted wellbeing benefits: group, instrumental, product-creation, fun, challenging, and non-musical activities each serve distinct goals

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Description

The article presents an example list of how activities within a music group can be appropriated for particular goals: group activities facilitate social connection and communication; instrumental activities such as improvisation offer an accessible, non-confronting way to engage with difficult feelings; creating a musical product promotes ownership, pride and self-efficacy; fun activities increase engagement; challenging activities help at-risk groups face difficult issues; and non-musical activities let uncomfortable students participate and be recognised as contributing members.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

  • A specific need or program goal must be identified before selecting activities; musical products should focus on expression rather than musical skill

Constraints

  • The article states the list "is not intended as an exhaustive account of activities or benefits"

Target Learners

  • bereaved students
  • at-risk secondary students

Learning Goals

  • social connection
  • communication
  • self-efficacy
  • engagement with grief and loss

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Key Sources

  • Crooke, A. H. D., & McFerran, K. S. (2014). Recommendations for the investigation and delivery of music programs aimed at achieving psychosocial wellbeing benefits in mainstream schools. Australian Journal of Music Education, 2014(1), 15-37. https://www.asme.edu.au/
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id activity-benefit-matching-music-programs
title Matching musical activities to targeted wellbeing benefits: group, instrumental, product-creation, fun, challenging, and non-musical activities each serve distinct goals
description The article presents an example list of how activities within a music group can be appropriated for particular goals: group activities facilitate social connection and communication; instrumental activities such as im...
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