Distance learning and mobility challenges during the Covid-19 outbreak: a view of the music students from the Arts Institute of the Autonomous University of Hidalgo State

Abstract

This paper covers five topics from an investigation carried out with students enrolled in the Bachelor of Music from the Arts Institute of the Autonomous University of Hidalgo State. The test "Educational experiences during COVID-19 outbreak” was applied during the first period of the health contingency in Mexico (April 2020). The answers of 93 students to five questions are related to: 1) their geographical mobility, 2) their age, 3) the musical instruments they study and the relation with the mobility impact, 4) their learning challenges during COVID-19 outbreak and 5) the problems faced to do academic activities. The answers reflect some real situations students had during the first half of 2020 and maybe will continue to the second half of the year due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Through a systematic analysis, the research aims to provide tools to improve institutional and academic strategies to solve the lack of preparation for facing health crisis in higher education music institutions.