Kulturskolelæreres kunnskapsgrunnlag, illustrert ved instrumentallærerne

Abstract

ABSTRACT -- The different types of knowledge included in the professional practice of instrumental teachers in the School of arts. This essay will shed light on how different types of knowledge are included in the professional practice of teachers in a Norwegian school of arts. This basis of knowledge will be illuminated with support from selected theorists, who bring into perspective the multidimensionality of knowledge in this profession. The Aristotelian categories of episteme, techne and fronesis are central to this discussion. Considering the fact that the main part of pupils’ training in the school of arts is within the music teaching area, the teacher in the text is represented and labeled as an instrumental teacher. The empirical material is a result from close analysis of instrumental teachers in horn, violin, and clarinet in a community arts school in a Norwegian city. Eight categories that appear in the teachers practice form the basis for the observations. In sum they illustrate procedures and forms of action that are significant in the profession. It is my hope that they are included in future discussions of professionalism. Keywords: practice of teaching, basis of knowledge, instrumental teachers