Source note · R043
Andragogy and Music: Canadian and American Models of Music Learning among Adults
Adult learners’ preferences challenge the assumption that everyone wants the same amount of self-direction.
- Setting
- Community bands
- Kind of evidence
- Qualitative & case studies
- Review extent
- Selected sections reviewed
What was studied
An ethnographic dissertation studying two adult band programs in Canada and the United States.
What it contributes
Some participants valued explicit direction and structured teaching. Choice and guidance operated differently across learners and settings.
Where the evidence stops
Two programs do not establish a universal adult-learning approach. Instructional preferences are not proof that one teaching model produces superior musical or retention outcomes.
About this review
This is a targeted review of selected sections. The record should not be read as an appraisal of the entire work.
Source note updated September 7, 2026. Read our approach to evidence.