Issues in Music Teaching (Issues in Subject Teaching.)

✍ Scribed by Chris Philpott

• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 273
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Issues in Music Teaching stimulates critical reflection on a range of topics related to the teaching and learning of music in both the primary and secondary school, including: the place of music in the curriculum the nature of music and music education ICT and music education music education and individual needs continuity and progression in music education The book prompts the reader to be analytical and critical of theory and practice, and to become an autonomous professional and curriculum developer.

✦ Table of Contents

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
List of figures and tables......Page 8
Notes on contributors......Page 9
Acknowledgements......Page 12
Introduction to the series......Page 14
Introduction......Page 16
1 Teaching music in schools: some historical reflections......Page 24
2 The justification for music education......Page 36
3 Is music a language?......Page 47
4 Music in society and education......Page 62
5 Learning in music: complexity and diversity......Page 76
6 The body and musical literacy......Page 94
7 Creativity and composition in music......Page 107
8 Continuity and progression in music education......Page 120
9 Music assessment and the hegemony of musical heritage......Page 133
10 Music and combined arts......Page 146
11 Music education in and for a pluralist society......Page 157
12 Equality of opportunity and instrumental tuition......Page 171
13 Using ICT in music teaching......Page 185
14 Resources and activities beyond the school......Page 197
15 Music education and individual needs......Page 209
16 Teacher development in music......Page 224
17 Comparative perspectives......Page 239
18 Research and development in music education......Page 253
Index......Page 267