Learning to Teach Music in the Secondary School

This new edition has been thoroughly revised to take account of recent changes to the curriculum. With a focus on evidence-based practice, this book aims to develop open and reflective practitioners who will critically examine their own and others' ideas about music education and the way in which children learn music. Providing an overview of contemporary issues in music teaching and learning from a range of perspectives, the book centres on teaching music musically, and enables the reader to: place music education in its historical and social context; consider the nature of musical knowledge and how pupils learn musically; critically analyse the statutory framework within which music teachers work; develop an understanding of the three key areas of composing, performing and appraising as well as issues such as creativity, individual needs and assessment; and examine aspects of music beyond the classroom and how effective links can be made between curriculum music and music outside of school. Including tasks, activities and reflections to help student-teachers to integrate the theory and practice of music education, this book will provide support, guidance, ideas and challenges for beginner teachers, and will be useful for mentors in schools and teacher educators.

ISBN 0415351057   Volumes 1 ISBN13 9780415351058 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 472 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd   Published in London Imprint Routledge Falmer   Series title Learning to Teach in the Secondary School Series Format Paperback   Previous ISBN 9780415158336 Publication date 23 Nov 2006   Height (mm) 246 Library of Congress 2006020727   Width (mm) 174 DEWEY 780.712   Spine width (mm) 17 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Professional / Scholarly Pages 304

		Introduction : learning how to teach music by Chris Philpott and Gary Spruce		1
1		The place of music in the secondary school : ideology - history - justification by John Finney		4
2		Culture, society and musical learning by Gary Spruce		16
3		Musical learning and musical development by Chris Philpott		28
4		The national curriculum for music by Tim Cain		42
5		Music at key stage 4 by James Haughton and Gary Spruce		55
6		Music at post-16 by Chris Philpott and Chris Price and Mike Lewis		70
7		An integrated approach to lesson planning by Gary Spruce		88
8		The management and organisation of learning in the music classroom by Chris Philpott		102
9		Creativity and music education by Chris Philpott		119
10		'Is musical performance worth saving?' : the importance of musical performance in teaching and learning by Jonathan Savage		135
11		Listening and appraising and the ideology of aesthetic listening by Gary Spruce		149
12		Language and learning in music by Chris Philpott		163
13		Music-related ICT in education by Bill Crow		174
14		Addressing individual needs and equality of opportunity in the music curriculum by Ruth Wright		193
15		Assessment in music education by Chris Philpott		209
16		Transition in music education by Helen Coll		224
17		Beyond the classroom 1 : instrumental and vocal teaching and learning by Julie Evans		237
18		Beyond the classroom 2 : collaborative partnerships by Pauline Adams		252
App. A		An induction guide to a school music department by Chris Philpott		262
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'Contributors include leading names in music education and the wealth of experience is reflected in the ease with which they give succinct, lucid overviews of theoretical issues and relate them to the practicalities of life in the classroom. Discussion and presentation tasks within each chapter ensure that readers are actively involved and forced to examine their own thinking ... Well worth reading and would make a useful addition to any music department bookshelf.' -- Aelwyn Pugh, Times Educational Supplement

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