TY - JOUR
T1 - ‘Hip-hop wasn't something a teacher ever gave me’
T2 - exploring hip-hop musical learning*
AU - Kruse, Adam J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2018/5/27
Y1 - 2018/5/27
N2 - With the aim of diversifying popular music education scholarship, this article explores the phenomenon of hip-hop musical learning as experienced by eight American hip-hop musicians who describe how as well as with whom they learned to create and perform. The study explores issues related to learning processes, social relationships, and the role of individuality in hip-hop culture. Findings explore elements of self-teaching; learning through listening, creating, competing, and collaborating; and relating the individual to the broader hip-hop culture. I discuss the findings in comparison to facets of informal music learning as well as previous hip-hop scholarship and introduce a conceptual model related to the processes and relationships of hip-hop musical learning. Finally, I offer considerations for music teaching and future scholarship.
AB - With the aim of diversifying popular music education scholarship, this article explores the phenomenon of hip-hop musical learning as experienced by eight American hip-hop musicians who describe how as well as with whom they learned to create and perform. The study explores issues related to learning processes, social relationships, and the role of individuality in hip-hop culture. Findings explore elements of self-teaching; learning through listening, creating, competing, and collaborating; and relating the individual to the broader hip-hop culture. I discuss the findings in comparison to facets of informal music learning as well as previous hip-hop scholarship and introduce a conceptual model related to the processes and relationships of hip-hop musical learning. Finally, I offer considerations for music teaching and future scholarship.
KW - Hip-hop
KW - informal music learning
KW - popular music
KW - vernacular music
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U2 - 10.1080/14613808.2018.1445210
DO - 10.1080/14613808.2018.1445210
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85042926381
SN - 1461-3808
VL - 20
SP - 317
EP - 329
JO - Music Education Research
JF - Music Education Research
IS - 3
ER -