Speed: A circuitous route – examining attitudes of the generation Z diploma in Music students towards video streaming of classical performance workshop Classes

As a result of the worldwide outbreak of the COVID-19, which seriously limited direct social interactions, the field of music education was forced to modify its customary methods of instruction. This paper examines attitudes of the Generation Z students from the classical music specialism in the Diploma in Music programme at LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore, towards the use of video streaming as a medium of conducting Classical Performance Workshop classes. Students were asked a number of questions pertaining to the use of digital technologies in their personal and academic lives. Their attitudes towards having Classical Performance workshop classes conducted via video streaming and through the traditional face-to-face methods were examined and compared. The findings suggest that in spite of belonging to the Digital Natives generation, the majority of the investigated students strongly prefer traditional face-to-face classes. Although not averse to using technology in learning, the students derive higher satisfaction from the Classical Performance Workshop being conducted face-to-face predominantly due to the ability to interact directly with both their peers and the instructor and a better emulation of a performing experience. The findings highlight factors important for the policymakers and individual instructors seeking to increase engagement of the students during practical musicianship classes recent masterclass for P.E. teachers, this presentation touches on how dance improvisation as performance pedagogy can be harnessed to impact and influence dance teaching in the P.E. context; thereby promoting teacher confidence and sparking student creativity and enjoyment of dance learning. Through sharing his experience at conducting a recent experiential masterclass for P.E. teachers, the speaker underscores the point that exciting opportunities in P.E. exist in the new norm for teaching students dance skills and creative ways of expression.