The Ann Arbor Symposium
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In 1978, 1979, and 1981 the Music Educators National Conference
sponsored the Ann Arbor Symposium on the Applications of Psychology to the Teaching and Learning of Music at the University of Michigan
. The University of Michigan and the Theodore Presser Foundation were co-sponsors. The purpose of the Symposium was to explore the relationship between research in certain areas of behavioral psychology and music education
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s with music education practices, and to present issues to which research psychologists might contribute their knowledge and expertise.
Session II (1979) consisted of presentations of papers by the psychologists on the topics discussed by the music educators the year before. Each presentation in Session I was followed by a response from a psychologist, and in Session II by a music educator.
Documentary Report of the Ann Arbor Symposium Session III: Applications of Psychology to the Teaching and Learning of Music.(1983). Reston: Music Educators National Conference.
MENC: The National Association for Music Education
MENC: The National Association for Music Education is an organization of American music educators dedicated to advancing and preserving music education and as part of the core curriculum of schools in the United States...
sponsored the Ann Arbor Symposium on the Applications of Psychology to the Teaching and Learning of Music at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
. The University of Michigan and the Theodore Presser Foundation were co-sponsors. The purpose of the Symposium was to explore the relationship between research in certain areas of behavioral psychology and music education
Music education
Music education is a field of study associated with the teaching and learning of music. It touches on all domains of learning, including the psychomotor domain , the cognitive domain , and, in particular and significant ways,the affective domain, including music appreciation and sensitivity...
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Sessions
In Session I (1978), papers were presented by leading music education researchers to acquaint the participating psychologistPsychologist
Psychologist is a professional or academic title used by individuals who are either:* Clinical professionals who work with patients in a variety of therapeutic contexts .* Scientists conducting psychological research or teaching psychology in a college...
s with music education practices, and to present issues to which research psychologists might contribute their knowledge and expertise.
Session II (1979) consisted of presentations of papers by the psychologists on the topics discussed by the music educators the year before. Each presentation in Session I was followed by a response from a psychologist, and in Session II by a music educator.
Further reading
Documentary Report of the Ann Arbor Symposium: Applications of Psychology to the Teaching and Learning of Music.(1981). Reston: Music Educators National Conference.Documentary Report of the Ann Arbor Symposium Session III: Applications of Psychology to the Teaching and Learning of Music.(1983). Reston: Music Educators National Conference.