TY - JOUR
T1 - The grief and the possibility
T2 - An autoethnographic reflection on teaching community music at third level during COVID-19
AU - Turner, Kathleen
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Intellect Ltd Article. English language.
PY - 2023/3/1
Y1 - 2023/3/1
N2 - In this autoethnographic reflective essay, I explore the challenges that the COVID-19 crisis presented to community music training and practice within a university setting, through the evocative ‘storying’ of key experiences from my own work. I acknowledge the sense of grief that came with losing opportunities for music-making face to face. Whilst online music-making matters, the visceral experience of sound within space was deeply missed by staff and students. In contrast, I also explore the possibilities that COVID-19 pushed us to explore. These include connecting with international partners in our regular teaching, establishing a digital collaborative project with a local school and creating online placement opportunities. I explore the unexpected developments in teaching, learning and scholarship that have occurred as a result. I also acknowledge the questions and critiques that the pandemic revealed. Whilst the longing for in-person music-making continued, it was reassuring to know that we retained our capacity to connect.
AB - In this autoethnographic reflective essay, I explore the challenges that the COVID-19 crisis presented to community music training and practice within a university setting, through the evocative ‘storying’ of key experiences from my own work. I acknowledge the sense of grief that came with losing opportunities for music-making face to face. Whilst online music-making matters, the visceral experience of sound within space was deeply missed by staff and students. In contrast, I also explore the possibilities that COVID-19 pushed us to explore. These include connecting with international partners in our regular teaching, establishing a digital collaborative project with a local school and creating online placement opportunities. I explore the unexpected developments in teaching, learning and scholarship that have occurred as a result. I also acknowledge the questions and critiques that the pandemic revealed. Whilst the longing for in-person music-making continued, it was reassuring to know that we retained our capacity to connect.
KW - autoethnography
KW - community music
KW - COVID-19
KW - grief
KW - online music
KW - online teaching
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U2 - 10.1386/ijcm_00076_1
DO - 10.1386/ijcm_00076_1
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85162800580
SN - 1752-6299
VL - 16
SP - 83
EP - 93
JO - International Journal of Community Music
JF - International Journal of Community Music
IS - 1
ER -