Preparing in-service teachers for pedagogical innovation: A study on the learning structures of community music for the nurturance of arts-based habits of minds

Abstract

This study intends to extend the applicability and address the gaps in the study OER 01/14 OP where it was found that when the 7 structures of learning in community music is present in the music module for the General Music Programme (GMP), artistic habits of mind are nurtured in the process. The framework that emerged from the study is called Community Music-based Structures of Learning (CoMu-based SL) and was used in this study to develop unit designs for both Primary and Secondary levels.