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The charmed dyad

Multimodal music lessons for pupils with severe or multiple disabilities

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ID21684643
AuthorsMelissa Bremmer (0000-0002-9067-2956, Amsterdam University of the Arts, the Netherlands, corresponding author), Carolien Hermans (0000-0003-4284-4175, Amsterdam University of the Arts, the Netherlands), Vincent Lamers (Amsterdam University of the Arts, the Netherlands)
Year2021
Volume43
Issue2
Pages259-272
Publication date2021-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueResearch Studies in Music Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1321-103X • E-ISSN: 1834-5530
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1321103x20974802
OpenAlexW3136974624
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited27

This multiple-case-studies research explored a multimodal approach to teaching music to pupils (from 4 to 18 years old) with severe or multiple disabilities. By combining music with, for example, tactile stimulation, movement, or visuals, meaning-making processes in music of these pupils was stimulated, helping them to understand the internal structures and expressive qualities of music. Three music teachers and a social worker participated in this study. Individual and collective video reflections and microanalysis were applied to gather data about their multimodal teaching practice. The data were analyzed through Schmid’s framework (2015) of “multimodal dimensions of children’s music experiences,” developed for general music education. This framework consists of four dimensions: narrativity, sociality, materiality, and embodiment. Based on the findings, Schmid’s framework could be revised for special education, thus providing music teachers with a tool for designing multimodal music lessons for pupils with severe or multiple disabilities

Aesthetics · Art · Developmental psychology · Dyad · Ethnography · Mathematics education · Music education · Musicology · Pedagogy · Sociology · Diverse Music Education Insights · Education and Technology Integration · Hearing Impairment and Communication · Psychology

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Unique citing works9
Citations per year2,25
Citation span2022 - 2026 (5)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 9

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