Holistic and ecologically valid aural training within culturally diverse music education contexts

This is a transcript of a trial lecture held at the Norwegian Academy of Music on December 14th, 2022, as part of Ville Langfeldt’s public PhD defense. The subject given by the committee was: “Holistic and ecologically valid aural training within culturally diverse music education contexts”. The lecture examined the concepts of holism and ecological validity in aural training in light of research, different teaching traditions, recent pedagogical developments, and the professional requirements of contemporary musicianship. Implications for aural training teaching methods were discussed.