Semester
Fall
Date of Graduation
2021
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Type
DMA
College
College of Creative Arts
Department
School of Music
Committee Chair
Lynn Hileman
Committee Co-Chair
Andrew Kohn
Committee Member
Michael Ibrahim
Committee Member
Mitchell Arnold
Committee Member
Beth Royall
Abstract
What if the core curriculum for graduate students in music performance were designed to prepare students to succeed in the world of the Fourth Industrial Revolution?
This dissertation offers a hypothetical answer: a structured and systematic academic curricular framework for music graduate students of performance of concert music (especially those in terminal degrees, such as doctoral students), along with music instructors, professional music performers, school administrators, and college professors, seeking to prepare such students for achieving and maintaining a music career more in keeping with the current work environment, especially those skills demanded by the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the current cultural moment. Syllabi designed by the author for the proposed curriculum are included. This research is supported by various studies: of the Paris Conservatory, the first state school created during the period of the First Industrial Revolution; of the curriculum of selected outstanding current institutions in the United States; and an analysis of a comprehensive bibliography of recent publications on the topic of the skills needed by current performers of concert music. The conclusion advocates the development of a new curricular area in music performance: “Professional Musicianship.”
Recommended Citation
Januario, Andre, "Fostering Music Performers in the 21st Century: A Contemporary Professional Perspective toward a New Curricular Agenda for Graduate Study in Music" (2021). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 10218.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/10218
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ABSTRACT (in Portuguese) Fostering Music Performers in the 21st Century: A Contemporary Professional Perspective toward a New Curricular Agenda for Graduate Study in Music
André Luis da Silva Grützmann Januário
E se o currículo base para estudantes de pós-graduação em performance musical fosse projetado para preparar os alunos para o sucesso no mundo da Quarta Revolução Industrial? Esta tese oferece uma resposta hipotética: uma estrutura curricular acadêmica estruturada e sistemática para alunos de pós-graduação em performance musical, particularmente música de concerto, instrutores de música, músicos profissionais, diretores e coordenadores de escolas de música, e professores universitários, buscando prepará-los para a realização e manutenção de uma carreira musical mais condizente com o ambiente de trabalho atual e, principalmente, as competências exigidas pela Quarta Revolução Industrial e o atual momento cultural. Cursos e programas de estudos elaborados pelo autor estão incluídos neste projeto acadêmico. Esta pesquisa é apoiada por vários estudos: do Conservatório de Paris, a primeira escola pública criada durante o período da Primeira Revolução Industrial; do currículo de instituições americanas com destaque na área de performance musical; e uma análise de uma bibliografia abrangente de publicações recentes sobre o tema das habilidades necessárias para os atuais intérpretes de música de concerto. A conclusão deste trabalho defende o desenvolvimento de uma nova área curricular em performance musical: “Professional Musicianship”.