Feedback Methods in the Music Classroom: A Review of Literature

Abstract

Feedback is widely recognized as an effective instructional tool. Different feedback types and the efficacy of their role in the classroom have been researched extensively because all forms of feedback are impressionable to students. Research findings have indicated ways that feedback has been implemented into the classroom successfully. In this review, I summarize previous literature on feedback according to the following themes: (a) feedback types and (b) the role of feedback in the classroom. Based on these findings, I provide suggestions for music educators and their use of feedback applicable in the classroom, studio, or rehearsal. I also give implications for further research regarding burgeoning feedback frameworks.