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This paper reports early findings from a phenomenological, twelve-month collaboration between a music specialist researcher and a small group of early childhood educators across different preschool settings. 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This paper discusses some early findings of a phenomenological study which follows a twelve-month collaboration between a music specialist (the researcher) and a small group of early childhood educators in different pre-school settings. The multiple case study looks at this particular model of professional development through the eyes of the participant teachers, analysing their perceptions to identify how their general lack of music skills and confidence can be most effectively addressed. Through the data collected from the participants it can be shown that the general lack of confidence needs to be understood as a group of specific issues, referred to by the researcher as the ‘group of confidence’. The different issues that make up this group of confidencescan be successfully addressed through a mentoring collaboration that offers long-term and consistent practical and moral support. In addition, the implications of the collaboration on both the participants and the researcher have become an important aspect of the study.  \nKey words: early childhood education, music, teachers, confidence, collaboration.  \nAustralian Journal of Music Education 2010:2, 17-27  \nIntroduction  \nThis paper discusses some early findings of a research project involving a collaboration with a small group of early childhood teachers in a rural area of New South Wales (NSW). The participants had identified themselves as lacking confidence and skills in music and wanting to improve their ability to provide meaningful music experiences for the children in their care.  \nA large body of research consistently shows that music activities and free music play have significant benefits for the young child, and should be part of their general education (Forrai, 1990; Feierabend, 1990; Jeanneret, 1997; Temmerman, 1997; Burton et al., 1999; Suthers, 2004; Persellin, 2007; Temmerman, 2006; de Vries, 2006) . This research reflects the views of  \nthe community. The latest National Review of School Music Education (NRSME) done in 2004/5 received the highest number of submissions ever (over 6,000) indicating that 90% of Australian parents regard music as an important part of every child’s education (Callaghan, 2007) .  \nThe NRSME also found that music in our primary schools is poor – both in quantity and quality, with the abilities of existing generalist teachers to meet the music needs of young children being patchy at best (Department of Education, Science and Training, 2005). These findings apply equally to music provision in the early childhood sector, where there are still no national or state guidelines for music education (Southcott & de Vries, 2006) . Generalist teachers in both the pre-school and primary areas of  \neducation report that they can feel intimidated by having to offer music activities, often to such a degree that they avoid it all together (Mills, 1989; Harris, 1996; Bodkin, 1999;; Anderson, 2002; Russell-Bowie, 2002; Suthers, 2004; Temmerman, 2006; Nardo et al., 2006) .  \nWhile none of the research literature disagrees with the claims made for music’s value, and teachers attest to the importance of music asan essential part of early childhood education, the provision of music in many preschools and day-care centres still consists merely putting on a CD for the children to dance to, and singing a few traditional nursery rhymes. Teachers attribute their lack of competence in music primarily to the lack of focus on music in their training, with just six to twelve hours of contact time given to music in undergraduate teacher training courses (Temmerman, 2006) .  \nThe most critical factor in the quality of a child’s education is an effective, skilled and confident teacher (Gharavi, 1993; Chen & Chang, 2006; Temme","cbCaihVMdSHRw1Ep","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihVMdSHRw1Ep","pdf",107863,11,"English","# Introduction\n## Background and motivation\n## Teacher confidence and training constraints\n## Quality music experiences and support model\n# The participants","[{\"question\":\"What problem does the study focus on?\",\"answer\":\"Generalist primary and early childhood teachers often lack confidence and skills for teaching music, limiting meaningful music experiences for young children.\"},{\"question\":\"How was the collaboration structured?\",\"answer\":\"A music specialist researcher worked with a small group of early childhood educators over twelve months across different preschool settings.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the paper identify as a key barrier to effective music teaching?\",\"answer\":\"The lack of confidence needs to be understood as a group of specific issues, termed the “group of confidence,” rather than one single problem.\"}]","A music collaboration with early childhood teachers | PDF",1792079108,28]