Peer tutoring in music educationresources for its use at university

Resumen

Peer tutoring is one of the applications of the cooperative approach in education used successfully in many subjects and contexts. At the university it is common to find this methodology mainly focused on providing advice to students about general aspects, although its combination with activities of a more academic nature can lead to positive learning results in contents related to specific subjects. Concerning music, it is essential to offer students opportunities and suitable conditions, relying on their own experience and knowledge, to carry out activities for themselves. In addition, helping other people facilitates personal learning and is a way of reaffirming one’s own capacities. Here we describe an experience integrating peer tutoring with students in the field of Musical Education of the Degree in Primary Education, where students with differing levels of musical knowledge worked cooperatively to advance teacher skills acquisition and improve instrumental learning. In order to implement the follow-up of the process, we designed specific forms for the roles of tutor and tutorial students, which in conjunction with classroom diaries, provided information about study and educational practice and led to student autonomy and reflection