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Overview
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.
Synopsis
The purpose of this book is to highlight issues that teachers of music in primary and secondary schools confront in their professional practice. It is intended that readers will be stimulated to: * question both the assumptions which inform national policy and received wisdom about particular aspects of the curriculum * debate the fundamental principles on which practice should be based * develop a critical stance in relation to practice which will support them in achieving greater understanding of the curriculum and its implementation in their classrooms.