Debates in Music Teaching encourages students 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 inmusic.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 curriculumPartnerships in music education and the identity of the music teacherTechnology and conceptions of musicianshipSocial justice and music educationThe place of diverse musical genres and traditions in the music curriculumCritical thinking and music educationAutonomy and integrity for music in cross curricular workThe politics, sociology and philosophy of music education.Debates in Music Teaching is for all students 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. Chris Philpott is Dean of the School of Education and Reader in Music Education, University of Greenwich, UK.Gary Spruce is Senior Lecturer in Education with responsibility for Music ITT, Open University, UK, and presently co-editor of The British Journal of MusicEducation. INDICE: Philosophical, Sociological and Psychological FoundationsWhat can reflective teachers learn from philosophies of music education? FromPersonal Philosophy to Critical Cultural Readership. Heidi WesterlundPolicy and Practice in Music Education: A Sociological Perspective. Ruth WrightCreativity, Culture and the Practice of Music Education. John FinneyThe Justification for Music in the Curriculum: Music Can be Bad for You. Chris PhilpottWhat is Musical Development and Can Education Make a Difference? Keith SwanwickPolitical PerspectivesMusic Education and Social Justice: Towards a Radical Political History and Vision. Paul WoodfordThe National Curriculum as Manifest Destiny. Cathy Benedict and Patrick SchmidtMusical Ideologies, Practices and Pedagogies: Addressing Pupil Alienation through a Praxial Approach to the Music Curriculum. Gary Spruce with Francesca MatthewsThe Pedagogy of MusicIntegrity and Autonomy for Music in a Creative and Cross-Curriculum. JonathanBarnesAssessment for Self Directed Learning in Music Education. Chris PhilpottThose Who Can - Play; Those Who Can't - Use Music Tech? How Can Teachers Knock Down the Walls Between Music and Music Technology? Jonathan SavageMusical Knowledge, Critical Conscious and Critical Thinking. Gary SpruceMusic 14-19: Choices, Challenges, and Opportunities. Keith EvansPartnerships in Music Education: So - Who is the Teacher? Katherine ZesersonProfessional DevelopmentTeachers and Pupils as Researchers: Methods for Researching School Music. TimCain and Pamela BurnardProfessional Development and Music Education. Vanessa Young
- ISBN: 978-0-415-59761-6
- Editorial: Routledge
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 288
- Fecha Publicación: 18/05/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés