Browsing by Author "Vartia, Ilmari"

Objectives. The objective of this master's thesis was to investigate music teachers' unders-tanding and experiences of teaching creative music production. Creative music production is an essential part of the latest Finnish National Core Curriculum for Basic Education, but ac-cording to research, creative teaching methods are implemented variably in music education and often overshadowed by more traditional teaching methods. Creative teaching methods are often perceived as challenging to implement, and many music teachers feel unprepared to teach them. This study aimed to determine the background factors that affect the success of teaching creative music production and the skills required of the teacher. Methods. The data for the study was collected by interviewing four music teachers who teach in primary schools. The interviews were semi-structured thematic interviews, and the data was analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Results and conclusions. According to the music teachers who participated in the study, the most important factors that contribute to the success of creative music production in primary school music education are a safe and supportive learning environment, the teacher's subject knowledge, differentiated teaching, resources, the teacher's attitudes towards creative teaching methods, and planning and limitations. Strong subject knowledge was considered a prerequisite for pedagogically competent teaching.