Piano Connections

Background Social learning theories are useful to explore inter-personal relationships of pianists within families. Social learning may occur in material and/or virtual worlds. Social actions can have local and global repercussions within a networked digital society. How do we understand the social processes of learning piano in the family context? Transformational Social Justice Learning Theory was chosen as a framework that is useful for understanding inter-generational processes for transmission of piano heritage and culture. The blogspot addresses the question: 'What is Social Justice Learning theory and how does the theory apply to pianists?' I am interested in the topic as a Grandmother, the 2nd of four generations of pianists in my family in Australia. I have witnessed each generation singing and playing the piano in their homes and heard stories about learning piano from the early 20th Century through to the present. The love of playing piano was passed on to me durin...