Debates in Music Teaching

by Chris Philpott (Editor), Gary Spruce (Editor)

Debates in Music Teaching encourages student and practising teachers to engage with contemporary issues and developments in music education. It aims to introduce a critical approach to the central concepts and practices that have influenced major interventions and initiatives in music teaching, and supports the development of new ways of looking at ideas around teaching and learning in music. Accessible and comprehensive chapters will stimulate thinking and creativity in relation to theory and practice, and will facilitate readers in reaching their own informed judgements and rationalising their position with deep theoretical knowledge and understanding. Throughout the book, international experts in the field consider key issues including:

the justification for music in the school curriculum

partnerships in music education and the identity of the music teacher

technology and conceptions of musicianship

social justice and music education

the place of diverse musical genres and traditions in the music curriculum

critical thinking and music education

autonomy and integrity for music in cross-curricular work

the politics, sociology and philosophy of music education.

Debates in Music Teaching is for all student and practising teachers interested in furthering their understanding of the subject. Including carefully annotated further reading and reflective questions to help shape research and writing, this collection stimulates critical and creative thinking in relation to contemporary debates within music education.

289 pages, ebook

First published January 1, 2012

Reviews

[Tara Brabazon · Rating 2 out of 5]

There were moments of interest in this book. However a few ideas - about cultural value and curriculum - that were repetitively described in each of the chapters. There was some attention to the sociology of media education, but a greater depth in the application of sociological methods was required.