Student Development and Studio Management in Applied Music Teaching through Implementation of the Situational Leadership Model

• Other Authors: Lacey, Jonathan M. (Jonathan Marlon) (author)
• Format: Others
• Language: English; English
• Published: Florida State University
• Subjects: Music
• Online Access: http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/2019_Spring_Lacey_fsu_0071E_15154

Situational Leadership is a business management model that has been used in many of the top Fortune 500 companies, the United States Military, and educational administration since the early 1980s. This model provides a simplified approach for managers leading various levels of employees. The focus of this treatise will be to show how an applied professor can incorporate this model into his/her approach when working on studio management and student development. The four categories, or Developmental Levels (D1, D2, D3, and D4), of Situational Leadership are each defined by two rubrics: Competency and Commitment. Level One is Low Competency-High Commitment and describes a student that is new but eager to learn. Level Two is Low Competency-Low Commitment and could be a younger student who is not as interested in a particular task. Level Three is High Competency-Variable Commitment. This would describe a student with fine skills but may feel stagnant or one whose buy-in could waver. Level Four is High Competency-High Commitment and might describe a student that is more experienced and takes school and their future career more seriously. The teacher’s Leadership Styles (S1, S2, S3, and S4) would then vary based on the needs of the student defined by two rubrics: Support and Direction. Competency and Commitment level of the individual student would have a specific correlation to the amount of Support necessary to affect Commitment and Direction necessary to affect Competency. The Leadership Styles correspond to Development Levels in such a manner to optimize the teacher-student relationship. === A Treatise submitted to the College of Music in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Music. === Spring Semester 2019. === April 12, 2019. === Includes bibliographical references. === John Drew, Professor Directing Treatise; Richard Clary, University Representative; Christopher Moore, Committee Member; Michelle Stebleton, Committee Member.