Listening with 'big ears': Accountability in cross-cultural music education research with Indigenous partners
| dc.contributor.author | Prest, Anita | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-02-07T19:09:55Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-02-07T19:09:55Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2022 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.description.abstract | In this theoretical article, I examine various conceptions of focused listening—including those held by specific First Nations communities—to determine how each conception might offer insights for listening while conducting cross-cultural music education research. First, I discuss the notion of “Big Ears,” as it is understood by the jazz community. Then, I turn to scholars from various First Nations in British Columbia to learn about their conceptions of listening. I outline decolonial listening strategies as proposed by Indigenous Arts scholar Dylan Robinson, before learning about the role of listening from a settler-Canadian who formally Witnessed the testimonies of Indigenous residential school survivors over a period of years while working for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. I examine the writings of music education researchers who have proposed listening as an important strategy in cross-cultural/intercultural pedagogy and research, albeit in different circumstances and for different reasons. Finally, I describe/reflect on my process of learning to listen cross-culturally as a settler-Canadian music education researcher engaged in communitybased participatory research (CBPR) over the course of three studies, and list some of the ongoing questions I have. I conclude by proposing a revised understanding of Listening with “Big Ears” as one possible way for non-Indigenous researchers using a CBPR approach to enhance their application of Indigenist research methodology, especially in demonstrating their accountability to Indigenous co-researchers, participants, and communities, as they engage collaboratively in music education research. | en_US |
| dc.description.reviewstatus | Reviewed | en_US |
| dc.description.scholarlevel | Faculty | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. This research has been supported by the Social Sciences and Humanitites Research Council of Canada’s Insight Development Grant [File No: 430-2016-00034], Partnership Engage Grant [File No: 892-2018-2026], and Partnership Development Grant [File No: 890-2019-0001] | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Prest, A. (2022). “Listening with ‘big ears’: Accountability in cross-cultural music education research with Indigenous partners.” Research Studies in Music Education, 0(0), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1177/1321103X221140988 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1177/1321103X221140988 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1828/14736 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Research Studies in Music Education | en_US |
| dc.subject | cross-cultural research | |
| dc.subject | decolonization | |
| dc.subject | First Nations | |
| dc.subject | listening | |
| dc.subject.department | Department of Curriculum and Instruction | |
| dc.title | Listening with 'big ears': Accountability in cross-cultural music education research with Indigenous partners | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |