Ethno World as a Site for Developing and Practising Musical Possible Selves
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Abstract
This chapter focuses on the personal and professional development experiences of participants in Ethno music events and gatherings. The research questions that guided this chapter were ‘How do Ethno's professional development structures develop, and how are they reinforced?’ and ‘What are the practices that are perceived as being transformational, within the context of Ethno?’ The data analysed included Ethno documents (n=108); a survey returned by 202 Ethno participants, some having experienced different roles in Ethno over the years; and 10 online interviews with some of the survey participants. The model of musical possible selves developed by Creech, Varvarigou and Hallam (2020) served as a lens through which to investigate and understand the Ethno participants' personal and professional development experiences and trajectories. The analysis revealed that Ethno was perceived to have been transformational in multiple ways that involved both personal and professional development. This included having: a) been inspired to continue with lifelong learning in music; b) experienced a profound change in the way that they thought about music and communication; c) felt recognized and valued; d) developed a deeper self-knowledge; and e) gained life skills that could be transferable to other contexts. Personal and professional development were entwined, being shaped by rediscoveries (or discoveries) of one's personal musical roots and musical trajectories, yet also involving a process of expanding musical experience and knowledge through intercultural learning. Professional development, in particular, was often experienced as a serendipitous yet expansive process, requiring moving beyond one's comfort zone. Overall, the immersive experience of musical activities, such as jamming, song-writing, arranging, fostered deeper understandings of the skills and attitudes that are implicated in the Ethno participants' current and future musical possible selves.
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| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.002 | 0.001 |
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Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.
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