Examensarbete 15 hp; Musiklärarexamen

Examensarbete 15 hp; Musiklärarexamen

Denna studie är gjord på ämnet learning tracks, dvs auditiva instuderingsfiler för vokalmusik. Det finns ingen historisk forskning eller annan tidigare forskning på ämnet men man vet att det har förekommit som fenomen inom genren barbershop lika länge som den portabla kassettbandspelaren, och på senare år utvecklats mycket i och med internet samt möjligheten att spela in och editera musik på en hemdator. Angränsande forskning om spegelneuroner, inlärning på gehör och körmetodik har studerats som forskningsgrund och det sociokulturella perspektivet samt variationsteori är studiens teoretiska perspektiv. Syftet med studien är att undersöka vilka variationer i musikaliskt resultat samt i elevernas upplevelse av instudering som kan urskiljas kopplat till notbaserad instudering av körmusik, respektive instudering med hjälp av instuderingsfiler som komplement. Två testgrupper, en som fick jobba med instuderingsfiler som komplement till noter och en som bara fick instudera med noter, jobbademed ett stycke musik under fyra lektionspass som observerades och ljud spelades in för att kunna följa progressionen i instuderingen. En enkät till samtliga elever som deltog som frågade om deras upplevelse av instuderingen fylldes i direkt efter studiens avslut. Resultatet var tydligt, både utifrån testgruppernas musikaliska prestation och ifrån deras egen upplevelse av instuderingen, instuderingsfiler var för dem bättre än enbart noter. Resultatet går även att tydligt knyta an till den angränsande tidigare forskningen på ämnet. Även om studien är tydlig behövs det mer forskning inom detta område. / This study is on the subject of music learning tracks for learning a capella music. While there is no specific research on the subject yet it has been known as a phenomenon in the genre of barbershop harmony for as long as the tape recorder has been around, and has grown into a well-established business because of the internet and the possibilities of editing music on home computers. Earlier research in surrounding areas such as choir methodology, ear training and mirror neurons have laid the research ground for the study, and the theoretical perspectives which the data was analyzed through are the sociocultural perspective and variation theory. The purpose of this study is to explore variations in musical results and the pupils experience of learning that can be detected between a group that studies with learning tracks and a group that studies without learning tracks. The two groups were followed learning the same piece of music during four classes through observation and recording of sound. Directly following the last class, the students answered a survey about their experience of the learning process. The results were clear, both from the difference in musical results and from the answers in the survey, learning tracks are better for learning new music than just using sheet music. The results also connect to earlier research in surrounding areas, but even though the results of this study are clear more research is needed in this specific area.

Denmark has a long tradition of teaching aural skills i.e. ear training and to educate ear training teachers. Books from Danish authors are still extensively being used within the Nordic countries. The function analysis system was introduced the same year in Denmark and Sweden, but Denmark has developed more terminology than its Swedish counterpart. The purpose of this study was to research how music majors are expressing themselves about newly introduced function analysis terminology and how they experience the use for the terminology in their profession as musicians. The study was made through a survey and a semi structured interview with six participants and the data was analysed according to the social cultural theory. The participants expressed themselves mainly positive about the new terminology and said it gave them a more nuanced picture of the harmony. They also found the new terminology useful for their profession as musicians. The results suggest that music majors would be interested in having a more comprehensive system as they use in Denmark and that teachers in aural training should consider incorporating this new terminology in their teaching.