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Date added to database:

5 Sept 2023

Constructivist Peer Review in Music Theory and Composition Courses: Technologies and Practice

McConville, B.

2021

Instrument/Subject Focus, Assessment, Technology Focus, Activity Type

Music Theory, Composition, Software, Conducting, Peer-Assessment, Group

Publication abstract:

This article considers the supporting technologies and practices for effective semi- anonymous peer review in traditional music theory and composition-related courses: orchestration, arranging, and composition. A coordinated approach probes two questions nested within one broad case study: (1) does the use of peer review in music theory and composition-related courses create meaningful, constructivist-inspired learning experiences, and (2) what web technologies can efficiently and effectively accomplish its activities? The article first provides a constructivist theoretical framework; next, it explains the methodologies, technologies, and resulting feedback from using peer review in a three-course study; and finally it provides concluding remarks on the many benefits and manageable problems that can arise in the social constructivist peer review music classroom.

Citation:

McConville, B. (2021). Constructivist Peer Review in Music Theory and Composition Courses:

Technologies and Practice. Journal of the Association for Technology in Music Instruction, 2(1). https://trace.tennessee.edu/jatmi/vol2/iss1/3/

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