The Choral Conducting Gesture in Music Teacher Education: Toward an Evaluative-Formative Scale (CCS)

Choral conducting is essential in Music Teacher Education, shaping musical, pedagogical, and social competencies through methodologies like Problem-Based Learning, which foster confidence, leadership, and teamwork. Gesture evaluation should be formative, serving as a learning tool. Various models as...

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Autor: Gustems Carnicer, Josep
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/223851
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/223851
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Direcció de cors
Formació del professorat
Mestres d'educació musical
Choral conducting
Teacher training
Teachers of music education
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Sumario:Choral conducting is essential in Music Teacher Education, shaping musical, pedagogical, and social competencies through methodologies like Problem-Based Learning, which foster confidence, leadership, and teamwork. Gesture evaluation should be formative, serving as a learning tool. Various models assess accuracy, expressiveness, and motivation, crucial for developing future conductors. This study designed and validated a 16-item Choral Conducting Scale (CCS) for Preservice music educators. Key items, their grouping, and their weight in the overall assessment were analyzed through statistical and qualitative analyses, and confirmed its reliability (α = .78) in a university sample. Factorial analysis highlighted the importance of rhythm, meter, and facial expression in assessment. No significant differences were observed based on gender, age, or choral experience, except for students with experience as conductors, who rated more critically. The scale encourages interrelated practice with a technical, musical, and aesthetic focus. Future research should expand educational and cultural contexts to enhance preparation.