| dc.description.abstract | This research provides a case study of Music Generation Limerick City. Music Generation
(MG), established in 2011, is a national music education programme in the Republic of Ireland.
As of September 2022, MG provides music education programmes in 25 areas of the country
with plans to expand nationwide. This study examines the work of one MG area – Music
Generation Limerick City (MGLC). The research investigates to what extent does the
performance music education (PME) approach of Music Generation Limerick City (MGLC)
create communities of musical practice and to what extent do these foster social action?
Research findings have been presented using Wenger’s domains of his social theory of learning
(1998) – these include community, identity, meaning and practice. Two phases of data
collection took place. Phase one, using focus group interviews and semi-structured interviews
explored the experience of MGLC musician educators, classroom teachers, school principals
and the MGLC development officer. Phase two of this study using semi-structured interviews
explored the experience of MGLC programmes from the viewpoint of past and current MGLC
participants.
The findings of this study showed that Music Generation Limerick City did indeed create
multiple CoMP. This study has demonstrated that the creation of CoMP has the potential to
provide the components needed for social action to flourish however, in the case of MGLC,
this social action was limited and secondary to the educational remit of MGLC. Furthermore,
it was evident in this research that CoMP also provide a structure to which PME programmes
can be implemented and delivered. This research provides important insights into the role of
partnership in the Irish music education system and demonstrates that while partnerships can
be effective in the provision of music education, certain conditions of collaboration and
communication are important factors in determining the success of such partnerships. The
findings of this research will inform the future development of policy, practice and research of
Music Generation Limerick City, Music Generation nationally and similar music programmes
nationally and internationally. | en_US |
