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International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences

Creative dance is a Western-based dance pedagogy that aims to provide participants with a creativ... more Creative dance is a Western-based dance pedagogy that aims to provide participants with a creative and artistic dance experience. In the National Preschool Curriculum Standard of Preschool Education 2017, the Ministry of Education Malaysia listed creative movement as a teaching method for enhancing the creativity of preschool children. However, the literature shows that Asian educators encounter problems and challenges when adopting a Westernbased pedagogy due to the differences in social-cultural context. This paper intends to study these problems and challenges in the context of creative dance in Malaysian preschools, based on expert perspectives. The study was conducted through semi-structured interviews with four local experts from the field of creative dance in preschool. The study found six problems and challenges, which were misconceptions, a lack of teaching resources, resistance to change, negative attitudes, a lack of ability and creativity in giving instructions, and environment and education system. These problems and challenges were caused by two social-cultural factors, which were (1) educational beliefs with different values than creative dance and (2) a learning environment that discourages creative behaviour. The study highlights that there is an urgency to develop a creative dance teacher training module and it must take these factors into account.

International journal of academic research in business & social sciences, May 3, 2022

The Suzuki teaching method was originally designed for teaching the piano to young children. It i... more The Suzuki teaching method was originally designed for teaching the piano to young children. It is a method for teaching young beginners to play instruments, and it emphasizes listening, rote learning, and parental involvement. In China, the theoretical discourse strongly advocates for using it in piano classes for adult beginners, but the practicality and feasibility of this have not yet been established. As a piano teacher, it was common to notice the pressure on adult beginner students. Those pressures were often derived from physical incoordination, difficulties in notation, and keeping a steady and accurate rhythm. The authors wanted to find a suitable piano pedagogy for adult piano beginners for these challenges. The Suzuki Piano Method has achieved significant achievements in teaching children piano beginners. However, the effectiveness of this method in adult piano education required much empirical research to obtain data to support it. The current study aims to investigate the effectiveness of the Suzuki piano method in piano classes for adult beginners. Taking a quasi-experimental approach, the study recruited 36 first-year undergraduate students who majored in preschool music education. The participants were divided into treatment (N=18) and control groups (N=18). Then, they participated in an eight-week training program and a post-study performance test. The performances of the participants were recorded on video and evaluated based on a Music Performance Quality Report (MPQR) The results showed that the treatment group achieved significantly higher levels of performance compared to the control group, specifically in musicality, tempo control, note accuracy, and memorization. Therefore, the current study proposes that the Suzuki method could be used to teach adult beginners, even though it is currently primarily used in early childhood music education. In addition, this study provides experimental

MIER Journal of Educational Studies Trends & Practices, 2021

The purpose of this research was to investigate the use of body movements as a teaching tool in t... more The purpose of this research was to investigate the use of body movements as a teaching tool in the Malaysian primary school's children group singing lessons. This study used a qualitative methodology. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with six music teachers. Data was analysed using a theme-based analysis of the narratives. The findings demonstrated that body movements helped the children to improve their vocal techniques and achieve a more successful sound in group singing. Music teachers also stated that emphasis on body movement activities in the class helped children to be more involved in singing. Such movements require to be encouraged to improve the quality of music learning. Training programmes for music teachers also require to incorporate body movements as a teaching tool for effective group singing.

International journal of Asian social science, 2014

This study was to survey university choral students regarding their views towards the choral cond... more This study was to survey university choral students regarding their views towards the choral conductor’s rehearsal behaviours utilized in the rehearsal setting by ranking the behaviours in the order of importance to them and to investigate the attitudes of university choral students towards their choral rehearsal. The author also surveyed conductors about the value they place upon conductor’s rehearsal behaviours in the choral rehearsal. A sample of 111 choral students and four conductors from four local universities in Malaysia participated in this study. Two kinds of instrument from the Gleason (1992) were used as the primary measurement of data for this study: 1) Students’ and Conductors’ Survey of Conductor’s Rehearsal Behaviours, and; 2) Music Class Attitude Index (MCAI). Overall, university choral students and conductors value ’conducting and rehearsal procedures’ more than ?personality and personal qualities’ of the conductor’s rehearsal behaviours. Attitude scores did not di...