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
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications 2023
• Subjects: Perspective Articles; British Columbia; Canada; First Nations
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10584657/; https://doi.org/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...