Ascenso, Sara and McCormick, Jonathan and Perkins, Rosie Leadership in the Transition from Music Student to Professional Musician : The Civic Orchestra of Chicago Fellowship. In: Leadership of Pedagogy and Curriculum in Higher Music Education. Routledge, pp. 17-39.
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Th e transition from student to professional has been identifi ed as one of the most challenging phases for musicians. Th e Civic Fellowship at the Civic Orchestra of Chicago – the training orchestra of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) – is an innovative programme for recent graduates targeting holistic development through a portfolio of opportunities in orchestral, educational and community contexts, with leadership at its core. Th is study aimed to understand how participants experienced the fellowship and to ascertain its value as a tool for learning enhancement in the transition to professional. Th e eight musicians chosen for the 2014– 2015 season took part in the study: four men and four women aged between 22 and 30 years. Data were collected through semi- structured interviews. Interpretative phenomenological analysis revealed the experience of the programme to be accounted for through seven overarching themes: (1) perspective; (2) the musician as citizen; (3) professional skills; (4) social skills; (5) self; (6) wellbeing; and mediated by (7) the process of leaving the conservatoire comfort zone. Findings suggest the Civic Fellowship model represents a strong example of a creative career advancement initiative that meets key developmental and educational needs of transition musicians. Longitudinal follow- up is suggested to verify sustainability and generalisability of change.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2361 Curriculum M Music and Books on Music > M Music |
| Depositing User: | Thomas Wise |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Nov 2019 13:26 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Nov 2024 10:21 |
| URI: | http://repository.rncm.ac.uk/id/eprint/78 |
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