Expertise, authority and embodied pedagogy: operatic masterclasses

Atkinson, Paul Anthony ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7367-8160, Watermeyer, Richard and Delamont, Sara ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5683-2311 2013. Expertise, authority and embodied pedagogy: operatic masterclasses. British Journal of Sociology of Education 34 (4) , pp. 487-503. 10.1080/01425692.2012.723868

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Abstract

The paper reports a study of masterclasses for young opera-singers, taught by experienced, world-class singers. These and similar forms of learning in the creative and performing arts represent fertile opportunities for the investigation of pedagogy. Given the recent ‘performative’ turn in sociological studies of education, and of cultural forms more widely, it is especially pertinent to examine the work of pedagogy in an overtly performative context. The operatic masterclass is made possible by the embodied authority of the teacher, and by her or his charismatic authority. The masterclass itself is marked by repetition, attention to technical detail, and to interpretative flexibility. Expertise is shared through gesture, metaphor, demonstration and personal maxims. Technical and interpretative knowledge are synthesised through the teacher’s personal authority. These processes illustrate the communities of pedagogy associated with artistic communities of practice.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HF Commerce L Education > L Education (General)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	masterclasses; pedagogy; opera; embodiment; community of practice
Publisher:	Routledge
ISSN:	0142-5692
Last Modified:	21 Oct 2022 10:32
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/40507

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