Thesis (MMus)--Stellenbosch University, 2015. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Community Music is a vibrant and growing field within the South African context and exists across various practices and settings. Community Music Programs in the Western Cape and more specifically the greater Cape Town area, are on the rise and often serve as outreach and educational initiatives to uplift participants from previously and currently disadvantaged communities by engaging in various musical activities. Though many Community Music Programs start successfully they fail to be sustainable due to various factors which are often never documented. Programs which include more formal aspects of music education such as those that function as Community Music Schools, experience unique successes and challenges that serve as factors which contribute towards their sustainability. Two Community Music Programs whose roots were established in outreach and whose goals also include that of providing quality music education are the Athlone Academy of Music and the Western Cape Music Education Project, which serve as case studies for this thesis. Both programs have evolved from outreach projects to currently serving as Community Music Schools within their respective areas of Athlone and Kuils River and have proven to be major contributors to the landscape of music education in the greater Cape Town area. Their contribution stems not only from their continued existence for almost two decades and their output of successful current and past students, but they also provide researchers with opportunities to document aspects of Community Music within the South African context. The Athlone Academy of Music and the Western Cape Music Education Project, in existence for twenty and eighteen years respectively, have witnessed significant changes to their infrastructure, management, and funding since the last studies conducted on them in 2009, and have continued to exist in a competitive funding environment which constantly poses a threat to their sustainability. Although both programs are faced with distinct funding shortages, their continued existence has shown that factors that contribute towards sustainability may not be related to funding. This study documents the current situation of both case studies, describing their challenges and successes from the viewpoint of key stakeholders. To achieve the objective of this research, qualitative methods of data collection were used and included semi-structured interviews, field notes and observations. The study established that there are multiple factors that influence the sustainability of the two Community Music Schools. Another important result is that this study provides documentation on the evolution of two established Community Music Schools as well as information vital to gaining a better understanding of the successes and challenges of such programs and their links to factors of sustainability. The results of this study provide opportunities for further areas of research regarding Community Music in the South African context. Keywords: Sustainability, Interaction, Community Music, Community Music School, funding, successes, challenges, project leaders, teachers, partnerships. Stellenbosch University https://scholar.sun.ac.za / Gemeenskapsmusiek is ‘n florerende en ontwikkelende veld binne die Suid-Afrikaanse konteks en strek oor verskeie praktyke en omgewings. GMPe in die Wes-Kaap, en meer spesifiek die groter Kaapstad-gebied, is besig om op die voorgrond te tree en dien telkens as uitreikings- en opvoedkundige inisiatiewe om diegene van voorheen en tans benadeelde gemeenskappe deur middel van betrokkenheid in verskeie musiekaktiwiteite, op te hef. Alhoewel talle GMPe aanvanklik suksesvol is, is die sukses onvolhoubaar weens verskeie faktore wat dikwels nie gedokumenteer is nie. Programme wat meer formele aspekte van musiekopvoedkunde insluit, soos programme wat as GMSe funksioneer, ondervind unieke suksesse en uitdagings wat as faktore wat tot hul volhoubaarheid bydra. Twee GMPe wie se ontstaan in uitreiking gegrond is, en wie se doelwitte ook die voorsiening van gehalte musiekopvoedkunde insluit, is die Athlone Academy of Music en die Western Cape Music Education Project, wat as gevallestudies vir hierdie tesis dien. Beide programme het vanuit uitreikingsprojekte ontwikkel en dien tans as GMSe binne hul onderskeie gebiede van Athlone en Kuilsrivier en het sodoende 'n groot bydrae tot die landskap van musiekopvoedkunde in die breër Kaapstad-gebied verskaf. Hierdie bydrae spruit nie slegs uit hul voortbestaan van byna twee dekades, asook die sukses van hul oud - en huidige studente nie, maar hulle bied ook aan navorsers die geleentheid om GM binne die SA konteks aante teken. Die Athlone Academy of Music en die Western Cape Music Education Project, in bestaan vir twintig en agtien jaar onderskeidelik, het sedert die laaste studies wat in 2009 behartig is, belangrike veranderinge tot hul infrastruktuur, bestuur en befondsing ondergaan, en het te midde van 'n mededingende omgewing in terme van befondsing, wat voortdurend 'n bedreiging vir hul volhoubaarheid inhou, voortbestaan. Alhoewel beide programme met onmiskenbare gebrek aan befondsing gekonfronteer word, dien hul voortbestaan as bewyse dat die faktore wat tot hul volhoubaarheid bydra ook nie noodwendig met befondsing verband hou nie. Hierdie studie dokumenteer die huidige situasie van beide gevallestudies waarin hul uitdagings en suksesse vanuit die oogpunt van die belanghebbendes beskryf word. Om die doel van hierdie navorsing te bereik is kwalitatiewe metodes van data-insameling gebruik wat semi-gestruktureerde onderhoude, veldnotas en waarneming ingesluit het. Deur van hierdie metode gebruik te maak het die studie vasgestel dat verskeie faktore die volhoubaarheid van die twee GMSe kan beïnvloed. Nog 'n belangrike uitkoms van die navorsing is dat hierdie studie dokumentasie omtrent die ontwikkelingsgang van die twee GMSe verskaf, asook inligting noodsaaklik tot 'n beter begrip van die suksesse en uitdagings van soortgelyke programme en hul verbintenis tot volhoubaarheidsfaktore. Die uitkoms van hierdie studie verskaf geleenthede vir verdere areas van navorsing ten opsigte van GM binne die Suid-Afrikaanse konteks. Sleutelwoorde: Volhoubaarheid, Interaksie, Gemeenskapsmusiek, Gemeenskaps-musiekskool, bevondsing, suksesse, uitdagings, projekleiers, onderwysers, vennootskappe Stellenbosch University https://scholar.sun.ac.za

Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1982. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH. / Includes bibliographical references. / The program for a proposed nature research and education center is developed and used to generate a 3000 sq. ft. wilderness complex. Issues of inhabitation, scale, and publicness in a natural landscape are presented. The experimental orientation of the facility is expressed in the functioning and character of spaces and details. To establish the context of the design problem, the evolution of social attitudes towards nature is summarized. Ultimately the scope of architectural referencing, as determined by an objective view of the environment, is questioned. And, as a result, an effort has been made to produce an architectural presence not wholly controlled by use, but also as an "offering" to the environment. / by Donald B. Livingstone. / M.Arch.

Music conservatories play an important role in the musical development of musicians. Students often choose to attend a conservatory because they are seeking to focus their efforts on honing their skills as performers, composers, or both. The use of music technology has increased in recent years as hardware and software has become more user friendly, resulting in the incorporation of music technology into the professional practice of musicians. While the innovation of technology has been swift, the adoption of music technology by educators in music conservatories has been slow when compared to those in other institutions of higher education. With each passing year, conservatories are graduating an increasing number of musicians who are met with greater expectations than those of previous generations. This multi-site case study investigated the perceived role of technology in the conservatory curriculum as reported by conservatory students and faculty. Further, this study examined the supports that are in place, for both students and faculty, in regard to integrating technology into current and future curricula. Research has been conducted to investigate the integration of technology into curricula; however, the research tends to focus on challenges for technology integration rather than technology as a tool for supporting sound pedagogical practice. Findings from this study indicate that students wish to see an increased presence of music technology in the curriculum as they hone their skills during their studies. Further, increased access to music technology, as well as support on using music technology in effective and engaging ways during instruction was identified. Conservatories can benefit from additional staff positions to support the use of music technology, frequent and relevant professional development for faculty, additional computer laboratories for student and faculty use, and increased communication between students, faculty and administration on the use of music technology throughout the conservatory. The implications of the findings and recommendations have the potential to positively impact the experience of students in conservatory communities. Future avenues of research might investigate the relevance of conservatory pedagogy in modern music performance and composition, pathways to support consistent and relevant professional development, and necessary supports to increase access to music technology for faculty and students.

Thesis (doctoral)--Universität Konstanz, 2001. / "Quellennachweis": p. 185-189.

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This autoethnographic study explores a space for aesthetic education in a Western classical music conservatory setting. It examines my own teaching of a graduate-level elective course called Modernism: Art and Music over the span of three years under the zero-Covid policy in China. Through my own attending as a teacher, I explore areas of wide-awakeness, imagination, and pluralism found within the framework of Maxine Greene’s aesthetic education philosophy. By documenting my transformative and reflexive journey, I hope to shed light on the possibilities for educators and policymakers to consider a wider implementation of aesthetic education approaches in the conservatory to better support students’ personal, musical, and career developments.

The aim of this study was to investigate the passive and active parameters affecting energy efficiency of two office buildings with sun spaces, namely the MATPUM Building and the Solar Building on the Middle East Technical University (METU) Campus, Ankara and the effect of sun spaces on temperature patterns within mentioned buildings. Both buildings were oriented in the same direction, namely south. However, the location and the type of the sunspaces differed from each other. The sun space in the MATPUM Building is an atrium which has southerly glazed fa&ccedil / ade. On the other hand, the sun space in the Solar Building is an enclosed conservatory which has southerly glazed fa&ccedil / ades and roof. The effect of sun spaces on temperature patterns within case study buildings was determined by collecting internal temperature and humidity data from different locations within the buildings and external temperature and humidity data on certain days of the week from May to August and October and November. Data loggers were used to collect these data. The collected data was then compared for the two buildings and also for the different months. In conclusion, more heat gain resulting in temperature increase inside the buildings was obtained in conservatories when compared to the atria which have glazed fa&ccedil / ade instead of glazed roof. This was also proved by the analysis of variance method which was used for the comparison of temperature data of two buildings

[ES] Tras más de 10 años desde la adaptación de las enseñanzas artísticas superiores de música en España al Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior, la presente investigación diseña un plan de estudios revisado y actualizado en el itinerario de Piano perteneciente a la especialidad Interpretación desde una perspectiva normativa y ajustada a las necesidades formativas y laborales actuales. Para conseguir este objetivo, se lleva a cabo un análisis de la normativa estatal que ha permitido la adaptación de estas enseñanzas al nuevo marco educativo europeo y se realiza una investigación sobre el ámbito de aplicación de la misma a través del estudio minucioso de los treinta y nueve centros públicos y privados que actualmente otorgan los Títulos de Grado y de Máster en Enseñanzas Artísticas Superiores de Música. A su vez, se estudia el desarrollo normativo realizado por las quince comunidades autónomas que imparten estas enseñanzas y el proceso de implementación de los planes de estudios que han realizado cada una de estas administraciones. Tras analizar de manera cualitativa y cuantitativa todos los resultados obtenidos, se realiza una propuesta de plan de estudios que aúna aspectos definidos por la normativa estatal con las aportaciones realizadas mayoritariamente por las administraciones autonómicas competentes en materia educativa y, a su vez, plasma las necesidades formativas y laborales actuales que se observan desde la práctica docente. El resultado de esta investigación refleja un plan de estudios novedoso que es desarrollado a través de veintitrés asignaturas, además de cinco Asignaturas optativas y el Trabajo Fin de Grado que ofrece al alumnado una opción educativa de calidad adaptada a las necesidades laborales actuales. / [CA] Després de més de 10 anys des de l'adaptació dels ensenyaments artístics superiors de música a Espanya a l'Espai Europeu d'Educació Superior, la present recerca dissenya un pla d'estudis revisat i actualitzat en l'itinerari de Piano que pertany a l'especialitat d'Interpretació, i ho fa des d'una perspectiva normativa i ajustada a les necessitats formatives i laborals actuals. Per a aconseguir aquest objectiu, es duu a terme una anàlisi de la normativa estatal que ha permès l'adaptació d'aquests ensenyaments al nou marc educatiu europeu alhora que es realitza una recerca sobre el seu àmbit d'aplicació a través de l'estudi meticulós dels trenta nou centres públics i privats que actualment atorguen els Títols de Grau i de Màster en Ensenyaments Artístics Superiors de Música. S'estudia així mateix el desenvolupament normatiu realitzat per les quinze comunitats autònomes que imparteixen aquests ensenyaments i el procés d'implementació dels plans d'estudis que han realitzat cadascuna d'aquestes administracions. Després d'analitzar de manera qualitativa i quantitativa tots els resultats obtinguts, es formula una proposta de pla d'estudis que conjumina aspectes definits per la normativa estatal amb les aportacions realitzades majoritàriament per les administracions autonòmiques competents en matèria educativa, al mateix temps que plasma les necessitats formatives i laborals actuals que s'observen des de la pràctica docent. El resultat d'aquesta recerca reflecteix un pla d'estudis nou que es desenvolupada a través de vint i tres assignatures, a més de cinc Assignatures optatives i el Treball fi de Grau que ofereix a l'alumnat una opció educativa de qualitat adaptada a les necessitats laborals actuals. / [EN] After more than ten years since the adaptation of higher artistic education in music in Spain to the European Higher Education Area, this research designs a revised and updated curriculum in the piano itinerary belonging to the speciality of performance from a normative perspective adjusted to current training and employment needs. To achieve this objective, an analysis is carried out of the state regulations that have allowed the adaptation of these studies to the new European educational framework and an investigation is carried out into the scope of its application through a detailed study of the thirty-nine public and private centres that currently offer Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Higher Artistic Music Education. At the same time, it studies the regulatory development carried out by the fifteen autonomous communities that provide these courses and the process of implementation of the syllabuses that each of these administrations have carried out. After a qualitative and quantitative analysis of all the results obtained, a proposal is made for a syllabus that combines aspects defined by state regulations with the contributions made by the majority of the autonomous administrations responsible for education and, in turn, reflects the current training and employment needs observed in teaching practice. The result of this research reflects an innovative syllabus that is developed through twenty-three subjects, in addition to five optional subjects and the final year dissertation for degree, which offers students a quality educational option adapted to current employment needs. / Ferrís Lloret, MA. (2023). Implementación de los planes de estudios de las enseñanzas artísticas superiores de música en España. Propuesta de un plan de estudios en el itinerario de piano de la especialidad Interpretación [Tesis doctoral]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/196792