A superannuated physicist's attempts to master music theory : resolving cognitive conflicts and a paradigm clash

dc.contributor.authorPage-Shipp, Roy J.
dc.contributor.authorVan Niekerk, Caroline
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-08T07:03:49Z
dc.date.available2014-07-08T07:03:49Z
dc.date.issued2014-05
dc.description.abstractA sexagenarian retired physicist (the first author) set out, with the assistance of members of a university music department, to acquire some insight into Western music theory. For a lifelong singer and seasoned autodidact, this appeared to be a not too formidable challenge, yet he experienced significant difficulty in penetrating the music theory paradigm. He discovered an entry point in the layout of black and white keys on the keyboard, which presented a “mental model” amenable to his physicist’s mindset. The experience could prove valuable in further exploration of the use of the keyboard layout in teaching music theory to students of all ages with little or no exposure to the piano or other keyboard instruments. The process also suggests new perspectives of familiar learning challenges for mature candidates.en_US
dc.description.librarianhb2014en_US
dc.description.urihttp://ijm.sagepub.comen_US
dc.identifier.citationPage-Shipp, R & Van Niekerk, C 2014, 'A superannuated physicist's attempts to master music theory : resolving cognitive conflicts and a paradigm clash', International Journal of Music Education, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 159-170.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0255-7614 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1744-795X (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1177/0255761413503930
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/40616
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSAGEen_US
dc.rights© The Author(s) 2013en_US
dc.subjectKeyboard layouten_US
dc.subjectMature learnersen_US
dc.subjectMental modelsen_US
dc.subjectMusic theoryen_US
dc.subjectSight-readingen_US
dc.titleA superannuated physicist's attempts to master music theory : resolving cognitive conflicts and a paradigm clashen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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