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  • Music Education
  • Philosophy of Education
  • Cognitive Science

Background:

  • Traditional views of meaningfulness in life derive from personal happiness or duty.
  • Philosopher Wolf (2010) proposes a broader concept of meaningfulness as a distinct value.
  • Eudaimonia, a life of significance and value, is linked to understanding meaningfulness.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To re-examine "meaning" and "meaningfulness" within instrumental music education.
  • To expand educators' conceptions of their mission and methods for instilling meaning.
  • To connect meaningfulness to a 4E (embodied, embedded, enacted, extended) account of sense-making.

Main Methods:

  • Philosophical analysis of "meaningfulness" and its relation to eudaimonia.
  • Application of Wolf's (2010) perspective on meaningfulness.
  • Integration of a 4E cognition framework to instrumental music education.

Main Results:

  • Meaningfulness in music education transcends happiness or duty, encompassing ethical, embodied, enacted, and extended dimensions.
  • A 4E sense-making approach enriches the understanding of instrumental music's role in fostering significance.
  • Instrumental music making provides a direct pathway to experiencing and cultivating meaningfulness.

Conclusions:

  • Instrumental music education can be a powerful vehicle for cultivating a meaningful life.
  • Adopting a 4E framework enhances the potential for ethical and significant engagement in music.
  • Understanding meaningfulness expands the aims and impact of music education for students and communities.