MU240 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Dementia, Informal Learning
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A process of incorporating younger generations into society through socialisation with an aim to reproduce the dominant culture . Can occur anywhere, in any order, with or without sequence, agency, or guidance : nonformal. This approach, as distinct from informal learning, is a form of education usually voluntary rather than mandatory, yet more often there is an intention to work towards a preplanned goal . Willingham and higgins suggest community music often falls in this category. Teachers: in charge, learners are "empty vessels", authority, determines learning outcomes. Facilitator: guides, learnings bring knowledge, process and goals created with learners. Rather than fixed set of learning taks, facilitator along with participants determine the path for the community. Participants respond to learning activities in variety of genres. Definition: an active intervention between a music leader or facilitator and participant . Using recorded music such as a backing track a client and i made together. Adolescent patients struggling with depression and other mental illnesses.
