Constructivism

Researchers have extended the constructivist theory to classroom collaboration and now conceive of learning as cocoonstruction because knowledge is best learned in and by groups. The Creative Classroom pg. 44.

According to the Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences, on pages 24-25, Constructivism posits that learning involves the active creation of mental structures, rather than the passive internalization of information acquired from others or the environment.

Little Kids Rock promotes group creation and collaboration as students internalize music skills and make personal meaning. Using beats, riffs, chords and other foundations, students discover their rhythm to collaborate and build musical patterns to create meaningful music.

Constructivist theory envisions musical learning itself as more than skill-building; musical learning occurs when students make personal meaning through music, have opportunities to ask questions, make connections to prior knowledge and experience, and come to understandings about music that were not simply told to them, but that, rather, were discovered (Shively, 2015).