Fases o etapas de la entrevista con niños y adolescentes

6- Most important Teaching vocal technique to my students O O O O O O Producing expertly crafted performances O O O O O O Teaching students to read musical notation O O O O O O Helping students to become creative thinkers O O O O O O Helping students to understand music's role in history and culture O O O O O O Providing students with a sense of belonging O O O O O O Helping students to feel confident and

empowered O O O O O O

Helping students to become educated

listeners of music O O O O O O

3 .

Every day 2-3 times per _week twice per Once or month

Once or twice per semester

Once per

school year Never

Teaching of vocal technique O O O O O O Reading notation _{O O O O O O} Composing/Arrang ing O O O O O O Listening to music _{O O O O O O} Improvising _{O O O O O O} Music history/cultural connections O O O O O O *

1- Strongly disagree 2 3 4 5 6- Strongly agree My class is primarily teacher-centered O O O O O O My students have input

into the activities that take place in my classroom

O O O O O O

The most important outcome is high quality performance of choral music

O O O O O O

I consider students performing choral music written in octavo form as creative O O O O O O I consider students performing music directed by me as creative O O O O O O

I include activities such as composition and arranging frequently O O O O O O I include activities in improvisation in my classroom O O O O O O I feel comfortable leading lessons in composition and arranging O O O O O O

Creative activities have a place in my

curriculum frequently O O O O O O I allow students to

make musical decisions about pieces that we are rehearsing

O O O O O O

* 5. How many years of teaching chorus have you completed? O 0-5 years O 6-10 years O 11-20 years O 20+ years

* 6. What is your gender? O Female

O Male

* 7. Which of the following options best describes the setting of your school? O Rural

O Urban O Suburban

* 8. Choose the option below that describes your highest level of education O Bachelors degree O Masters degree O Specialist degree O Doctoral degree

* 9. In what area was your highest degree earned? O Music Education

O Educational Leadership O Curriculum and Instruction

O Other areas of education (technology, educational psychology, counseling, _etc.) O Other areas of music (performance, conducting, composition, etc. )

Appendix G

Interview/Focus Group Protocol

Guiding Questions for Interviews/Focus Groups Introduction

Good afternoon and welcome to our discussion. Thank you very much for joining me today to talk about chorus classes and creativity. My name is David Langley and I’m from Georgia State University. I am exploring creativity, especially how you use it in your class and how you might want to use it in the future.

You were invited today because you are a Chorus teacher/chorus student and I am interested in hearing your beliefs and opinions. In our discussion, there are no right or wrong answers. Be aware that I am interested in both positive and negative points of view. When you share today, please understand that your comments will be completely confidential. I won’t share your name with anyone. After our conversation, please don’t share the details about this

interview with others taking part in the study.

Our conversation is recorded today because I don’t want to miss any of the comments that you share. Please be aware that the recordings will only be heard by me, and that you will be completely anonymous. I won’t use your name in my study, and no one will know what

comments belong to you. Opening Question

1. As we begin, tell me a little bit about yourself. Tell me the “first name” you’ll be using and tell me about what brought you in to teaching chorus.

Introductory Question

2. Tell me about your experiences in your undergraduate degree program.

3. Think back over your time teaching chorus. Describe what a typical class is like. Transition Question

4. How much of that time do you think your students were being creative? How so? Key Questions

5. When are times that you feel most creative (inside or outside of school)? What are doing when you feel this creativity?

6. Tell me about your musical activities outside of school. Do you feel creative in those activities, and how so?

7. How does that creativity take place inside your chorus class? 8. How do you use skills like improvisation and composition?

9. How do you know when you are being creative? How do you recognize it in someone else?