Addressing the multifaceted nature of music education: An activity theory research perspective

Abstract

This article explores the potential benefits from an application of activity theory to music education research. In particular, the intention is to understand more clearly those possible, potential and actual interrelationships between the constituent elements that comprise the complex reality of the process of music education. Illustrations are provided from an example case study of new, unpublished research into the nature and impact of the introduction of female choristers into an all-male UK cathedral choir.