Adaptations of music education in primary and secondary school due to COVID-19: the experience in Spain

ABSTRACT

COVID-19 caused an essential confinament in order to limit its expansion. Globally, this led to a reconsideration of education processes. The study’s purpose is to analyse how compulsory education music teachers in Spain adapted. To gather the data, 335 teachers were surveyed. The participants preferred to continue teaching in most cases. However, this situation forced them into an adaptation in which preference was given to contemplative activities. These adaptations were marked by a lack of methodological and material resources. A common complaint was the lack of specific instructions from government bodies. In addition, a difference was observed between public, private and semi-private schools. Interestingly, the teachers considered that the situation had enabled them to have more contact with students, even though the learning was asynchronous.

KEYWORDS:

• COVID-19
• music education
• education adaptation
• emergency remote teaching

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Notes

1 In Spain there are three types of education schools, classified by ownership: public (whose owner is the state), private (privately owned) and semi-private (privately owned, but mainly maintained by public funds and some private capital).

2 Supply teacher refers to the recruitment of a lecturer by the government to fill a vacancy temporarily.

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Funding

The authors received no financial support for the research, authorship and/or publication of this article.

Notes on contributors

Diego Calderón-Garrido

Diego Calderón-Garrido is Serra Húnter Felllow at the University of Barcelona, Faculty of Education. PhD in Education Technology and PhD in History of Art. His research interests include educative technology and music education. Email: [email protected] Pg. Vall d’Hebron 171, ed. Llevant 3a planta, 08035 Barcelona (Spain).

Josep Gustems-Carnicer

Josep Gustems-Carnicer is tenured university lecturer at the University of Barcelona, Faculty of Education. PhD in Education. His research interests include teacher training and music education. Email: [email protected] Pg. Vall d’Hebron 171, ed. Llevant 3a planta, 08035 Barcelona (Spain).