ABSTRACT

The purpose of the study was to develop an instructional model for developing students’ creativity-centered music thinking. Based on the theories and principles of creativity, musical creativity and constructivism, and music teaching and learning, operational principles were built. On the basis of these operational principles, the instructional model for nurturing creativity-centered musical thinking was finally developed. This model consisted of the three thinking stages: ‘Perceiving the learning context’, ‘mastering tonal and rhythmic patterns’, and ‘constructing musical ideas’. From the perspective of teaching and learning procedures, students sense the focal context and concept of each class in the perceiving the learning context stage. The mastering tonal and rhythmic patterns stage includes the following three subcategories: (1) mastery of patterns by modeling, (2) improvisation using mastered patterns, and (3) cognitive reinforcement of mastered patterns through literacy activities. Finally, the constructing musical ideas stage refers to reconstructing and representing students’ musical ideas through creating and performing music and participating in reflective discussions. An example of a lesson plan created using this model was presented, and the implications of creativity in musical education were provided.

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