What music teacher will I be? A case study on the teaching philosophies of last-year pre-service Swedish music teachers

Daniel Mateos-Moreno

doi:10.5216/mh.v22.74137

Authors

Daniel Mateos-Moreno University of Málaga, Andaluzia, Spain, danielmm@uma.es https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5733-7198

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/mh.v22.74137

Keywords:

Music, Teaching, Philosophy, Beliefs, Sweden

Abstract

Written teaching philosophies are a common part of applications for music teaching positions. However, their contents are not commonly addressed in the music-education research literature. At the present study, I aim to explore the beliefs in practicing the profession as expressed in those statements and based on the case of last-year pre-service music teachers at a Swedish university. The results showed four different areas of concern: methodology-related, self-related, curriculum-related and student-related aspects. Furthermore, I discuss the impossibility to classify the underlying philosophies within the traditional ones in music education and the implications for the professional world.

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Author Biography

Daniel Mateos-Moreno, University of Málaga, Andaluzia, Spain, danielmm@uma.es

Dr. Mateos-Moreno was educated at institutions in various countries, including the University of Cambridge (UK) and Carnegie Mellon University (USA). He holds degrees in music composition and music education, with a particular interest in music education and music therapy. He currently works as associate professor of music education at the University of Malaga (Spain). He previously held the position of Reader in music pedagogy at the University of Karlstad (Sweden). His teaching and scientific contributions include acting as supervisor and referee for doctoral dissertations and leading funded research projects, as well as authoring publications in journals such as Psychology of Music, Music Education Research, International Journal of Music Education and The Arts in Psychotherapy. He is a happy father of two children, a cat and a dog and enjoys composing music and reading about physics.