Hege Merete Bjørnestøl Beckmann

• Beckmann, Hege Bjørnestøl & Christensen, Jorun (2022). "Det er jo viktig, men ikke lett å få til" - En undersøkelse av sangens plass i grunnskolen. . In Skregelid, Lisbet & Knudsen, Kristian Nødtvedt (Ed.), Kunstens betydning? Utvidede perspektiver på kunst og barn & unge. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 9788202763299. p. 137–163. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  The purpose of the article is to examine singing in Norwegian primary schools. Through a schematic overview of the singing activity at ten schools in Agder and qualitative interviews with teachers and school management, we focus on the following question: How is singing used in today’s schools, and what are the teachers’ arguments for implementing or not implementing singing activities? As a theoretical framework, we present singing in educational contexts in Norway from a historical and contemporary perspective and present relevant theories related to the concepts of “formation” and “community music”. The results show that singing activity varies from school to school, decreasing when students get older. The results also show that teachers find it essential to conduct singing activities as a part of the educational courses, but challenges associated with the teachers’ own singing skills and choice of repertoire leave the teachers feeling insecure when carrying out the activity

• Beckmann, Hege Bjørnestøl (2019). «Hvis det går en dag uten musikk, føler jeg at jeg ikke har levd den dagen» – om ungdommers musikkbruk som en eksistensiell ressurs. Tidsskriftet Norges Barnevern. ISSN 0800-1014. 96(01-02), p. 6–21. doi: 10.18261/ISSN.1891-1838-2019-01-02-02.
• Balsnes, Anne Haugland & Beckmann, Hege (2017). "Musikken kan jeg ikke leve uten!" : Musikk som kilde til menneskets meningsskaping. In Balsnes, Anne Haugland (Eds.), Hva er nå et menneske? : tverrfaglige bidrag. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 9788202566258. p. 208–228.
• Beckmann, Hege (2013). Music, adolescents and health : narratives about how young people use music as a health resource in daily life. In Bonde, Lars Ole; Ruud, Even; Skånland, Marie Strand & Trondalen, Gro (Ed.), Musical Life Stories. Narratives on Health Muscking. Norges musikkhøgskole. ISSN 978-82-7853-081-8. p. 95–116.
• Beckmann, Hege (2013). "Musikken ... det er ryggen min, liksom." En kvalitativ analyse av musikk som en helsefremmende ressurs. In Schuff, Hildegunn Marie T; Salvesen, Reidar & Hagelia, Hallvard (Ed.), Forankring og fornyelse : festskrift for Ansgarskolen 1913–2013. Portal forlag. ISSN 978-82-92712-87-0. p. 336–352. doi: 10.18261/issn.1891-1838-2019-01-02-02.
• Breistein, Ingunn Folkestad & Beckmann, Hege Bjørnestøl (2008). Fellessang som religionsutøvelse? In Repstad, Pål; Løvland, Anne & Tønnessen, Elise Seip (Ed.), Gud på Sørlandet. Portal forlag. ISSN 9788292712092. p. 115–116. Show summary

  En "kaffebordsbok" med korte populærvitenskapelige oppsummeringende artikler fra forskningsprosjektet "Gud på Sørlandet", rikt illustrert med fotos.

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• Beckmann, Hege Bjørnestøl & Anundsen, Tormod Wallem (2023). How can higher music education institutions offer responsible music education? .
• Beckmann, Hege Bjørnestøl (2023). Music activity as a resource for life skills in primary and lower secondary school .
• Beckmann, Hege Bjørnestøl & Christensen, Jorun (2023). Sangens plass i grunnskolen .
• Beckmann, Hege Bjørnestøl (2022). «Musikken kan jeg ikke leve uten» – om musikk som kilde til meningsskaping og ressurs til bedre helse.
• Beckmann, Hege Bjørnestøl (2022). Creative children - Social participation through music and visual art .
• Skånland, Marie Strand & Beckmann, Hege Bjørnestøl (2022). Nye utdanninger, nye muligheter?
• Skånland, Marie & Beckmann, Hege Bjørnestøl (2022). Ungdom, musikk og oppvekst.
• Skårderud, Finn; Trondalen, Gro; Skånland, Marie Strand & Beckmann, Hege Bjørnestøl (2021). Musikk, kropp og følelser.
• Trondalen, Gro; Skånland, Marie Strand & Beckmann, Hege Bjørnestøl (2021). Kommunikativ musikalitet.
• Seip, Hildegunn Marie Tønnessen & Beckmann, Hege Bjørnestøl (2021). Cultural participation as mental health promotion. Show summary

  OBJECTIVE The project aims at deepening our understanding of how cultural participation can serve as mental health promotion for young people. Participating in different forof musicking, dancing, arts projects and creative communities can provide refuge and resources for young people at risk of marginalization and mental ill-health (Beckmann, 2014; Fancourt & Finn, 2019; Seip, 2020). METHODS The paper synthesizes data from interviews and participant observation we have conducted in multicultural settings and collaboration projects in Norway and on study trips to Bhutan and Zambia. This synthesizing thematic analysis draws more general theoretical and practical lessons from these interviews and observations. RESULTS A range of young voices clearly expresses how important cultural participation is to them and their well-being. It strengthens their everyday joy, sense of belonging, sense of community and affect regulation and widens their range of coping strategies. The discussion elaborates on the interaction between traditional and emerging/contemporary musical expressions, identity issues and community vs. individual musicking. CONCLUSION Cultural participation deserves more attention in the mental health promotion field. Cultural and contextual sensitivity and listening to young voices can help professionals engage in creative interaction that promotes health. All in all, facilitating creative arenas for young people has great potential for improving their lives.

• Takle, Tone & Beckmann, Hege (2019). Creative Children -The impact of an Art-Project on Children in Kindergartens. Show summary

  Abstract "Art in Education" Oslo 28-30th August 2019 Tone Takle and Hege Bjørnestøl Beckmann The project “Skapende barn” (in English Children that Create), is a cultural project for children in kindergarten in Kristiansand. The main purpose of the project is to give participants opportunity to enjoy music, literature and visual art, and to strengthen social cohesion in the participating groups. The project started in 2017 and has been carried out every semester in kindergartens in two different stages. In part one of the project the musicians and pedagogues Torstein Andersen and Elin Nygård visit a group of children in their Kindergarten. They meet the same group several times and present a program consisting of songs and stories. In part two of the project the same group of children visit the artist Anna Berthelsen in her studio to make art. This happens several weeks in a row. Each group consists of eight children on different levels concerning linguistic and social skills. The children are 3 and 4 years old. The project is ongoing and financed until the end of 2020. The project has been followed up by research since the start. The follow-up research has been conducted in two stages: First by associate professor Lise Lotte Ågedal (Department of Classical Music and Music Education, UiA), and then two years into the project by associate professor Hege Bjørnestøl Beckmann (Department of Classical Music and Music Education, UiA) and assistant professor Tone Tackle (Department of Visual Arts and Drama). The follow-up research is linked to the research group Art and children & young people in the research platform Art in context (Faculty of Fine Arts, UiA). During the conference, Hege Bjørnestøl Beckmann and Tone Takle want to present temporary results of the follow-up research. Through qualitative interviews, observation and review of evaluation forms, the researchers are investigating what impact the project has had on the participants so far. The researchers will focus on the following questions: • What impact has the project on the children participating? • Did the project inspire the participating kindergarten teachers to use more music, art and literature in their work with the children?

• Beckmann, Hege (2014). Den livsviktige musikken : En kvalitativ undersøkelse om musikk, ungdom og helse. Norges musikkhøgskole. ISSN 978-82-7853-096-2. 2014(9).
• Beckmann, Hege Bjørnestøl (2001). Ungdom og musikk : en kartlegging av musikksmak, påvirkning, bruk og funksjon i en skoleklasse våren 2000. Universitetet i Oslo.

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