Musical and Teaching Identities in Action: A Case Study Research

Abstract

This paper discusses the main characteristics of the identity of Jesús, a piano teacher at a professional music conservatory in Spain, as well as various aspects of his training, career and pedagogical approach. Using case studies as research methodology, it has been possible to examine how this professor articulates a shared identity between teaching and inter pretation. From the classification of states of identity proposed by Skorikov & Vondraek (2011) and Bouij (2004) it has also been possible to infer how, with respect to his profession, Jesús has gone through several states of identity throughout his career and how he currently integrates his musical skills into his pedagogy at the same time as he is interested in the teaching and development of students.From the data obtained, it can be concluded that, at least in his case, musical interpretation and teaching can be combined in a positive way and that although a traditional model of teaching instruments is used in conservatories, various resources can be integrated with which to improve the teaching and learning process.