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Sharing (in) the lab : Artistic research in higher music education

Stefansdottir, Halla Steinunn LU orcid ; Elkjär, Ann ; Tullberg, Markus LU and Östersjö, Stefan LU (2025) In RUUKKU – Studies in Artistic Research 24.
Abstract
This exposition takes as its departure the systemic inertia identified within Western Higher Music Education (HME), where education is driven by skill acquisition in a master–pupil format. Such approaches may hinder the growth of adaptable and reflective musicians. We propose an alternative: student-centred learning inspired by artistic research methods. To explicate this, we draw on findings through our own artistic research practices. Our hypothesis is that the model of the artistic, embodied research laboratory, as developed within the field of artistic research, may serve as a potent tool for renewal. By analysing our work as artist-researchers and educators, this exposition offers insights that support rethinking both institutional... (More)
This exposition takes as its departure the systemic inertia identified within Western Higher Music Education (HME), where education is driven by skill acquisition in a master–pupil format. Such approaches may hinder the growth of adaptable and reflective musicians. We propose an alternative: student-centred learning inspired by artistic research methods. To explicate this, we draw on findings through our own artistic research practices. Our hypothesis is that the model of the artistic, embodied research laboratory, as developed within the field of artistic research, may serve as a potent tool for renewal. By analysing our work as artist-researchers and educators, this exposition offers insights that support rethinking both institutional structures and pedagogical approaches in HME. Our aim is to strengthen student agency in learning situations and set them off on a path of lifelong learning. This research demonstrates that artistic research laboratories can provide practical frameworks for transforming HME pedagogy, offering educators concrete methods for fostering playful, inclusive, and sustainable learning environments whilst empowering students as active agents in their musical development. (Less)
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Higher music education, artistic research, methodology
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  author       = {{Stefansdottir, Halla Steinunn and Elkjär, Ann and Tullberg, Markus and Östersjö, Stefan}},
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  series       = {{RUUKKU – Studies in Artistic Research}},
  title        = {{Sharing (in) the lab : Artistic research in higher music education}},
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  doi          = {{10.22501/ruu.3070015}},
  volume       = {{24}},
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