Can I read Elementary General Music Performances and Teachers’ Perceptions of Stress on EtoBox?

Elementary General Music Performances and Teachers’ Perceptions of Stress by Jennifer Potter is a scholarly article available to read on EtoBox.

What is Elementary General Music Performances and Teachers’ Perceptions of Stress about?

Just prior to the adoption of vocal music in the Boston Public Schools, Lowell Mason presented a concert to parents and community members at the Old Hawes School in south Boston. Recognized as the first public school performance given by elementary students in the United States, this performance "proved to a large skeptical audience that children, everyone's children, could learn music" (Pemberton, 1971, p. 117). Several days later, on August 28, 1838, the Boston School Committee agreed to adopt vocal music into the Boston Public School curriculum . Since that time, both elementary and secondary music educators have prepared and presented numerous performances each year to showcase their students' music abilities and accomplishments . In addition to teaching the prescribed district and state music curricula, elementary general music teachers are often required to prepare music performances for parents, community members, and other stakeholders throughout the academic year. These performances are typically viewed as positive experiences for students and as opportunities to showcase their music learning while providing opportunities to express themselves publicly through music . Acco

Author

Jennifer Potter

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Published

2021

Language

EN