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Exploring lived experiences of spirituality amongst five Dalcroze teachers

dc.contributor.authorVan der Merwe, Liesl
dc.contributor.authorHabron, John
dc.contributor.researchID10870261 - Van der Merwe, Liesl
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-17T08:36:07Z
dc.date.available2018-08-17T08:36:07Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractThis article presents an interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) of the lived spiritual experiences of five Dalcroze teachers while teaching Dalcroze Eurhythmics. It responds to a recent expansion of research into spirituality within music education and also in relation to Dalcroze Eurhythmics. However, there is no study on the lived spiritual experiences of Dalcroze practitioners. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to understand how five Dalcroze teachers make sense of their spiritual experiences while teaching Dalcroze Eurhythmics. After semi-structured interviews, we interpreted the experiences of each individual participant separately before doing a cross-case analysis. A six-step, iterative, and inductive data analysis cycle was followed. The superordinate themes that emerged are: Breathing is essential; Giving and receiving energy (physical and emotional); Creating connections through sound and movement; Awareness of self, other, environment, and music; Growth and learning; Meaning and holism; Wellbeing; and Precious moments of transcending time and space. Participants’ spiritual experiences are discussed against the background of “A conceptual model of spirituality in music education” as well as “A conceptual study of spirituality in selected writings of Émile Jaques-Dalcroze.” Music educators’ awareness of spirituality while teaching Dalcroze Eurhythmics could be heightened to increase their “pedagogical thoughtfulness and tact.”en_US
dc.identifier.citationVan der Merwe, L. & Habron, J. 2018. Exploring lived experiences of spirituality amongst five Dalcroze teachers. Psychology of Music, Aug 2018: 1-19[https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0305735618785011]en_US
dc.identifier.issn0305-7356
dc.identifier.issn1741-3087 (Online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10394/30723
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177%2F0305735618785011
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSageen_US
dc.subjectDalcroze Eurhythmicsen_US
dc.subjectDalcroze teachersen_US
dc.subjectI poemsen_US
dc.subjectinterpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA)en_US
dc.subjectlived experienceen_US
dc.subjectspiritualityen_US
dc.titleExploring lived experiences of spirituality amongst five Dalcroze teachersen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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