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Literature exploring the published teaching materials available for teaching piano includes content analysis, comparisons of tutor books and music reading approaches. The majority of research focuses on young children under eleven years of age, tertiary students and adult learners. Little research has critically examined the materials created for the older beginner piano student.  \nAdditionally, research in music education has explored various forms of constructivism but this research is rarely piano specific and generally represented by qualitative or small quantitative studies. Constructivism related to teaching piano to students aged twelve to seventeen years has received little attention.  \nThis paper unpacks the research and methodology that underpins the creation of an evaluative tool designed to explore the extent to which constructivism is facilitated and supported in the published teaching materials for older beginner piano students. The creation of an evaluation tool anchored in constructivism is central to a larger study exploring theresources used by Australian piano teachers when teaching older beginner students.  \nKey words: piano teaching, constructivism, older beginners  \nIntroduction  \nLiterature investigating the materials created for teaching piano has explored a range offoci. Comparisons of piano method books, analyses of learning activities, a stock take of repertoire and discussions debating the different approaches to learning piano are well researched areas (Ballard, 2007; Chen, 2013; Lu, 2012; Sundell, 2012; Uszler, 2000). However, the majority of research exploring various aspects of piano teaching has predominantly related to young students eleven years and under, tertiary music students and adult learners (Carey & Grant, 2015; Jutras, 2006; Yang, 2015). Research targeting the older beginner piano student, twelve to seventeen years of age is scarce.  \nEvidence suggests that the teacher’s choice of  \nteaching materials and repertoire significantly shapes the activities, tasks and interactions within the piano lesson (Emond & Comeau, 2013; Van Sickle, 2011). While many researchers provide compelling evidence that constructivism supportsan efficacious and successful approach to learning, research that specifically explores the implications of constructivism in relation to the teaching materials created for beginner piano students aged twelve to seventeen is scant (Chmurzynska, 2012; López-Íñiguez, 2015; Scott, 2006, 2011, 2012).  \nDefining Constructivism  \nConstructivism as a theory of learning evolved from the work of John Dewey (2004), Jean Piaget (1954, 1979) and Lev Vygotsky (1980). Interpreted  \nliberally, constructivism accommodates a range of manifestations (Ackermann, 2001; Derry, 1996; McPhail, 2016, 2017). The literature debating the many interpretations of constructivism reveals the present-day ambiguity of the term (Morford, 2007; Phillips, 1995). While there are several similarities across the varied interpretations of constructivism, there are also significant differences (Sjøberg, 2007). It is beyond the scope of this paper to discuss and define the different forms of constructivism. Hence, seminal discussions of constructivism will provide the basis of a comprehensive definition of constructivism that will serve as a lens for the creation of","cbCairgBCrCAnuN8","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairgBCrCAnuN8","pdf",138509,13,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction\n## Research gaps in older beginner piano\n# Defining Constructivism\n## Foundations of constructivism","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the evaluative tool in this paper?\",\"answer\":\"The paper creates an evaluative tool to measure how far constructivism is supported within published teaching materials for older beginner piano students.\"},{\"question\":\"Which age group do the teaching materials target?\",\"answer\":\"The tool focuses on older beginner piano students aged twelve to seventeen years.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the paper emphasize a research gap?\",\"answer\":\"It highlights that most piano-teaching research examines younger students and other learner groups, while little research critically examines materials for this older beginner age range.\"}]","Creating a Tool to Evaluate Teaching Materials for Older Beginner Piano | PDF",1792078199,33]