A1 Journal article (refereed)
Healthy musical identities and new virtuosities : a humble manifesto for music education research (2024)

MacDonald, R., & Saarikallio, S. (2024). Healthy musical identities and new virtuosities : a humble manifesto for music education research. Nordic Research in Music Education, 5, 43-66. https://doi.org/10.23865/nrme.v5.5565

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All authors or editors: MacDonald, Raymond; Saarikallio, Suvi

Journal or series: Nordic Research in Music Education

eISSN: 2703-8041

Publication year: 2024

Publication date: 18/06/2024

Volume: 5

Pages range: 43-66

Publisher: Cappelen Damm

Publication country: Norway

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.23865/nrme.v5.5565

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Open Access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/96551

Abstract

This paper presents a new conceptualisation of musicality via a framework called New Musical Virtuosities for Healthy Musical Identities. The development of healthy musical identities is proposed as a key aim for music education. Musicking for healthy musical identities is approached as holistic and inclusive, highlighting the integration of social and creative interactions in the concept of musical virtuosity. Implications and examples of the new virtuosity framework for research and practice are discussed, including perspectives on diversification, decolonisation, and widening participation. The paper emphasises “humble” to foreground a fluid interdisciplinary debate, while also stressing the importance of these proposals in the form of a manifesto.

Keywords: music education; music pedagogy; pedagogical objectives; musicality; identity (mental objects); virtuosos; creativity; diversity; decolonisation

Free keywords: new musical virtuosities; musical identities; social virtuosity; participatory research; diversifying music education

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VIRTA submission year: 2024

Preliminary JUFO rating: 1