Listening with ‘Big Ears’: Accountability in cross-cultural music education research with Indigenous partners

• Published in: Research Studies in Music Education
• Main Author: Prest, Anita
• Other Authors: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications 2023
• Subjects: Canada; British Columbia; First Nations
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1321103x221140988; http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1321103X221140988; http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/1321103X221140988

In this theoretical article, I examine various conceptions of focused listening—including those held by specific First Nations communities—to determine how each conception might offer insights for listening while conducting cross-cultural music education research. First, I discuss the notion of “Big...