John A O'Flynn
Biographic Data
| ID | 5127877 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John A O'Flynn |
| GIVEN NAMES | John A |
| FAMILY NAME | O'Flynn |
| SIGNATURE | FLYNN J A O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Dublin City University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4661-8805 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Towards a relational model of musical knowledge
This article reports on a case study involving 44 adults based in Belfast, Northern Ireland for the research project Bridging Musical Knowledge. Data were gathered via project website creation and an online survey carried out during early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Developing an interdisciplinary epistemic framework that draws on theory from music education, ethnomusicology and musicology in conjunction with the analysis of qualitative data…
From Celtic Rock Heyday to “Extended Family”
This article interprets the legacy of Horslips in a review of key periods of the Irish rock band’s activity and reception from the 1970s to the early 2020s. These comprise the band’s heyday in the 1970s, their relative obscurity in the 1980s and ’90s, two reunions as a live act in the early twenty-first century, and more recent fan-organized events. In tandem with an appraisal of the band’s career and broader artistic contribution, the article ex…
Challenges for music in initial teacher education and in schools
This article examines challenges for music in initial teacher education (ITE) and in schools from the perspectives of music teacher educators across two jurisdictions of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Spanning primary and secondary music ITE, 17 music teacher educators from across both jurisdictions met to share practice and concerns. Findings from three focus group discussions revealed concerns regarding musical provision within ITE institutions …
Comparative music education in partnership
This article investigates policy and provision of music in initial teacher education (ITE) in Ireland and Northern Ireland through a novel approach to comparative music education in ITE. Employing literature reviews and a survey of music ITE policy and provision in the two jurisdictions, it draws on a range of primary and secondary sources and presents a summary of comparative findings from the MITE project, carried out between 2017-2018. Key sim…
Alex North’s Adapted Score for The Dead (John Huston, 1987)
Research Article| July 01 2018 Alex North’s Adapted Score for The Dead (John Huston, 1987) John O’Flynn John O’Flynn John O’Flynn is associate professor of music at Dublin City University. His publications include The Irishness of Irish Music (Ashgate, 2009); the coedited volume Music and Identity in Ireland and Beyond (Routledge, 2014); and numerous journal articles, book chapters, and encyclopedia entries on a range of subjects, including popul…
National Identity and Music in Transition
This chapter argues that, far from being a redundant category, national identity continues to have significance in both the production and the consumption of music. The construction of national identities is inevitably situated within global and local historical contexts, it follows that the interface between national identity and music is constantly in a state of flux. The chapter also argues how the ideas of nation and identity continue to have…
Music and Identity in Ireland and Beyond
Strengthening choral community
This article reports on a small-scale study investigating the interaction of face-to-face and online group activities by members of a Dublin-based college choir (where the researcher is also a lecturer and choral leader) over a period of twelve months in 2009–2010. Research data are gathered by way of participation–observation of – and sometimes participation in – the choir’s Facebook page and through an extended real-time interview with a group …
Strengthening choral community
This article reports on a small-scale study investigating the interaction of face-to-face and online group activities by members of a Dublin-based college choir (where the researcher is also a lecturer and choral leader) over a period of twelve months in 2009–2010. Research data are gathered by way of participation–observation of – and sometimes participation in – the choir’s Facebook page and through an extended real-time interview with a group …
National Identity and Music in Transition
This chapter argues that, far from being a redundant category, national identity continues to have significance in both the production and the consumption of music. The construction of national identities is inevitably situated within global and local historical contexts, it follows that the interface between national identity and music is constantly in a state of flux. The chapter also argues how the ideas of nation and identity continue to have…
Music and Identity in Ireland and Beyond
Alex North’s Adapted Score for The Dead (John Huston, 1987)
Research Article| July 01 2018 Alex North’s Adapted Score for The Dead (John Huston, 1987) John O’Flynn John O’Flynn John O’Flynn is associate professor of music at Dublin City University. His publications include The Irishness of Irish Music (Ashgate, 2009); the coedited volume Music and Identity in Ireland and Beyond (Routledge, 2014); and numerous journal articles, book chapters, and encyclopedia entries on a range of subjects, including popul…
Comparative music education in partnership
This article investigates policy and provision of music in initial teacher education (ITE) in Ireland and Northern Ireland through a novel approach to comparative music education in ITE. Employing literature reviews and a survey of music ITE policy and provision in the two jurisdictions, it draws on a range of primary and secondary sources and presents a summary of comparative findings from the MITE project, carried out between 2017-2018. Key sim…
From Celtic Rock Heyday to “Extended Family”
This article interprets the legacy of Horslips in a review of key periods of the Irish rock band’s activity and reception from the 1970s to the early 2020s. These comprise the band’s heyday in the 1970s, their relative obscurity in the 1980s and ’90s, two reunions as a live act in the early twenty-first century, and more recent fan-organized events. In tandem with an appraisal of the band’s career and broader artistic contribution, the article ex…
Challenges for music in initial teacher education and in schools
This article examines challenges for music in initial teacher education (ITE) and in schools from the perspectives of music teacher educators across two jurisdictions of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Spanning primary and secondary music ITE, 17 music teacher educators from across both jurisdictions met to share practice and concerns. Findings from three focus group discussions revealed concerns regarding musical provision within ITE institutions …
Towards a relational model of musical knowledge
This article reports on a case study involving 44 adults based in Belfast, Northern Ireland for the research project Bridging Musical Knowledge. Data were gathered via project website creation and an online survey carried out during early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Developing an interdisciplinary epistemic framework that draws on theory from music education, ethnomusicology and musicology in conjunction with the analysis of qualitative data…
Art (6 works) · Diverse Music Education Insights (5 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Diverse Musicological Studies (3 works) · Music History and Culture (3 works) · Musical (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · History (2 works)