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in-person rehearsing and concert- Journal of Educational Studies 55, no. 6 Ibid, 12.
izing will return soon. At the same 2 (2007): 1-20. 7 Ibid, 14.
time, however, we hope that ensem- 4 Jodene Dunleavy and Penny Milton, 8 Sharon Friesen, Effective Teaching
ble leaders everywhere acknowledge What Did You Do in School Today? Practices—A Framework (Toronto:
that successes small and large were Exploring the Concept of Student Canadian Education Association,
realized even in COVID-era virtual Engagement and its Implication for 2008), 14.
activities. As conductors and educa- Teaching and Learning (Toronto: 9 Taylor and Parsons, “Improving
tors continue to advocate for their Canadian Education Association, Student Engagement,” 21.
ensembles, programs, and organiza- 2009), 1-22. 10 Claxton, “Expanding Young People’s
tions at a time when support is need- 5 Taylor and Parsons, “Improving Capacity to Learn,” 7.
ed more than ever, this engagement Student Engagement,” 11.
framework can assist in articulating
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NOTES

1 Leah Taylor and Jim Parsons,
“Improving Student Engagement,”
Current Issues in Education 14, no. 1
(2011): 4-32.
2 Carie Windham, “The Student’s
Perspective,” in Educating the Net
Generation (2005) http://www.
educause.edu/educatingthenetgen
3 Guy Claxton, “Expanding Young
People’s Capacity to Learn,” British

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