Playing music together: Exploring the impact of a classical music ensemble on adolescent's life skills self-perception.

ABSTRACT: This paper explored the effectiveness of ensemble performance on the development of adolescent's life skills. An explorative qualitative study investigated young musicians' self-perception about the benefits and challenges of learning and playing music together. A convenience sampling technique was adopted for interviewing 15 adolescents (12-18 years old) who participated in a long-term music education programme led by a charity in the North-West of England. The data were analysed using NVivo, employing a thematic analysis approach. Two main themes emerged from the analyses: (1) the main benefits of playing and learning in an ensemble: the development of music and life skills; (2) the challenges experienced by the musicians learning in the ensemble. The findings suggest that participants w

SUBMITTER: Bussu A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11239010 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature