Creativity in current music education: A review from school levels and teacher training

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https://doi.org/10.7203/LEEME.0.27355

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Creativity, Music Education, Elementary Education, Music Teachers.

Abstract

This study analyzes the participation of creativity in current school music education through a systematic review of the most recent scientific literature. The review, guided by the PRISMA protocol, started from a bibliographic search in the indexed databases WoS, Scopus and ERIC, using the keywords creativity and music education. The final sample of selected studies was 57, being determined by all articles published in the last ten years and carried out in the field of school music education and/or initial teacher training. For analysis, data on the study population, educational level, type of study, descriptors and most relevant findings were collected in tables. The results showed the interest of the scientific community in music teachers and their limited promotion of creativity. Despite this, innovative musical and sound creation projects have emerged characterized by interdisciplinarity, collaborative creation, the use of digital technologies and openness to new sounds.

Author Biographies

Yolanda Trujillo Galea, Departamento de Didáctica de la Expresión Musical, Plástica y Corporal Universidad de Extremadura

M aes tra Especialista en Educación Musical (Universidad de Extremadura), Licenciada en Historia y Ciencias de la Música (Universidad de Salamanca), Máster en Musicoterapia (Asociación Española de Musicoterapia) y Máster en Investigación Musical (Universidad Internacional de La Rioja).   Profesora del Área de Didáctica de la Expresión Musical en la Facultad de Formación del Profesorado (Cáceres) de la Universidad de Extremadura. Miembro del grupo de investigación “Patrimonio musical, cultura y educación”.

Verónica Juárez Ramos, Departamento de Psicología y Antropología Universidad de Extremadura

Licenciada en Psicología, Máster en Neurociencia cognitiva y del comportamiento, Doctora en Neurociencia cognitiva y del comportamiento por la Universidad de Granada. Profesora contratada doctor por la Universidad de Extremadura en el Departamento de psicología y antropología en el área de Psicología evolutiva y de la educación. Líneas de investigación en neuroeducación, creatividad y sesgos cognitivos. 

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