ABSTRACT

A survey of 80 graduates of an Australian popular music degree revealed that graduates had a deep understanding of the value of soft skills to their employability and musical livelihoods. Soft skills are defined here as interpersonal and intrapersonal transferrable skills such as effective collaboration and communication, as opposed to the hard skills related to the technical requirements of a specific task. On breaking down the curriculum and pedagogical framework of the degree over its 3-year delivery, it is shown that the self-directed, collaborative and peer-learning environment is a major contributor to that understanding. The interpersonal and intrapersonal soft skills identified by graduates as essential outcomes of their learning are crucial to navigate the uncertainties of the portfolio career most music students will progress into. Embedding collaborative and entrepreneurial elements across all courses in the program content ensures they become intuitive practice for graduates, applicable across the range of roles they may engage with throughout their musical livelihoods.

摘要

对澳大利亚流行音乐学位的80名毕业生进行的一项调查显示，毕业生对软技能对其就业能力和音乐生计的价值有深刻的了解。在这里，软技能被定义为人际和人际可转移技能，例如有效的协作和沟通，而不是与特定任务的技术要求相关的硬技能。在打破三年制课程的学位课程和教学框架时，表明自我指导，协作和同伴学习的环境是这种理解的主要贡献者。毕业生将人际交往和人际交往软技能视为学习的基本成果，这对于克服大多数音乐学生将进入的职业生涯的不确定性至关重要。