Communities of Practice are integral as a network for engaging in regular interactions, sharing resources, and offering support. As online collegiate communities continue to expand, exploration of virtual courses—specifically, the music student teaching seminar—seems necessary. The purpose of this instrumental case study was to describe music student teachers’ (MSTs, N = 20) and instructors’ experiences in a virtual music student teaching seminar in the United States. Data collection included (a) observations of weekly seminar meetings; (b) focus group interviews with MSTs and seminar instructors; (c) text chat transcripts from virtual meetings and the class Facebook® group; and (d) course documents. Findings highlight the successes and challenges of developing, instructing, and facilitating the seminar in a virtual space, the perceived impact of online chat platforms/functions as an instructional and reflective tool, the benefits of regular seminar meetings, and participants’ perceived purpose of the music student teaching seminar.

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实习生在线社区：在虚拟环境中检查音乐学生教学研讨会

实践社区是一个不可或缺的网络，用于定期互动、共享资源和提供支持。随着在线大学社区的不断扩大，对虚拟课程（特别是音乐学生教学研讨会）的探索似乎有必要。本乐器案例研究的目的是描述音乐学生教师（MST，N = 20）和教师在美国虚拟音乐学生教学研讨会中的经验。数据收集包括 (a) 对每周研讨会会议的观察；(b) 对 MST 和研讨会讲师进行焦点小组访谈；(c) 虚拟会议和课堂 Facebook 的文字聊天记录®团体; (d) 课程文件。调查结果强调了在虚拟空间中开发、指导和促进研讨会的成功和挑战，在线聊天平台/功能作为教学和反思工具的感知影响，定期研讨会会议的好处以及参与者感知的研讨会目的音乐学生教学研讨会。