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"Jag vill inte lyssna på de här ljuden": En intervjustudie om musiklektioner i grundskolan ur autistiska personers perspektiv
Royal College of Music in Stockholm, Department of Music Education.
2025 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
“I do not want to listen to these sounds” : An interview study on music lessons in primary school from the perspective of autistic people (English)
Abstract [sv]

Denna studie syftar till att bidra med kunskap om autistiska personers erfarenheter av musiklektioner i grundskolan. Tidigare studier har sällan utgått från autistiska personers perspektiv men den forskning som har genomförts visar att autistiska elever kan ha behov av anpassningar i undervisningen. För att i denna studie undersöka autistiska personers erfarenheter av musiklektioner i grundskolan har kvalitativa intervjuer gjorts med tre autistiska personer i 20–25 årsåldern. Det gjordes två intervjuer med varje informant. Hermeneutik har använts som tolkningsverktyg i analys av det insamlade materialet och Embodiment Theory har valts som teoribildning. Studiens resultat visar på att informanterna hade ett stort musikintresse men många gånger upplevde musiklektionerna i grundskolan som påfrestande på grund av till exempel auditiva intryck, visuella intryck, otydliga instruktioner samt arbete i grupp. Informanterna hade behov av anpassningar i form av till exempel hörselskydd, pauser under lektionen, tydligare instruktioner eller individuellt arbete. Konsekvenserna av att deras behov inte alltid tillgodosågs var att de utsattes för stora mängder intryck under musiklektionerna, vilket bidrog till ångest, stress, huvudvärk och utbrändhet. Intrycken kunde till exempel bestå av höga ljudvolymer eller starka lysrör. Informanterna hade önskat att ljudvolymen under lektionerna varit lägre, att det funnits tillgång till hörselskydd, tydligare instruktioner, möjlighet till pauser och individuellt arbete. Studiens resultat kopplat till tidigare forskning inom orådet tyder på att autistiska personer kan ha behov av anpassningar i musikundervisningen och att det kan få psykiska och fysiska konsekvenser om behoven inte tillgodoses. Resultatet kan bidra med kunskap om autistiska personers erfarenheter av och behov under musiklektioner, vilket kan vara användbart i musiklärares yrkesgärning.

Abstract [en]

 This study aims to contribute knowledge about autistic people's experiences of music lessons in primary school. Previous studies have rarely been based on the perspective of autistic people, but the research that has been conducted shows that autistic students may need adaptations in teaching. In order to investigate autistic people's experiences of music lessons in primary school in this study, qualitative interviews have been conducted with three autistic people aged 20–25. Two interviews were conducted with each informant. Hermeneutics has been used as an interpretive tool in the analysis of the collected material and Embodiment Theory has been chosen as the theory formation. The results of the study show that the informants had a great interest in music but often experienced music lessons in primary school as stressful due to, for example, auditory and visual impressions and group work. The informants needed adaptations in the form of, for example, ear protection, breaks during the lesson or individual work. The consequences of their needs not always being met were that they were exposed to large amounts of impressions during music lessons, which contributed to anxiety, stress, headaches and burnout. The impressions could, for example, consist of high sound volumes or bright fluorescent lights. The informants had wished that the sound volume during lessons had been lower, that there had been access to ear protection, clearer instructions, the possibility of breaks and individual work. The results of the study, linked to previous research in the area, indicate that autistic people may need adaptations in music education and that this can have psychological and physical consequences if these needs are not met. The results can contribute knowledge about the experiences and needs of autistic people during music lessons, which can be useful in the professional work of music teachers.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2025. , p. 40
Keywords [en]
Autism, music, primary school, hermeneutics, Embodiment Theory
Keywords [sv]
Autism, musik, grundskolan, hermeneutik, Embodiment Theory
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Pedagogy Didactics Music
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kmh:diva-6169OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kmh-6169DiVA, id: diva2:2026517
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Ämneslärarexamen med inriktning mot arbete i gymnasieskolan
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Ämneslärarexamen med inriktning mot arbete i gymnasieskolan
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1D221, Kungl. Musikhögskolan, Stockholm (Swedish)
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Available from: 2026-01-09 Created: 2026-01-09 Last updated: 2026-01-15Bibliographically approved

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