2nd Edition

A Practical Guide to Teaching Music in the Secondary School

Edited By Carolyn Cooke, Chris Philpott Copyright 2023
126 Pages 25 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

126 Pages 25 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

126 Pages 25 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This updated second edition of A Practical Guide to Teaching Music in the Secondary School provides valuable support, guidance and creative new ideas for students and practising teachers who want to develop their music teaching practice. Written to accompany the successful textbook Learning to Teach Music in the Secondary School , it explores a range of current issues, developments and... Read more

Contents

List of Figures

List of Excavations

List of Reflections

List of Tasks

List of Contributors

Acknowledgements

Introduction – Carolyn Cooke and Chris Philpott

Chapter 1: Exploring Pedagogy – Carolyn Cooke and Chris Philpott

Chapter 2: Exploring Responding – Carolyn Cooke

Chapter 3: Exploring Literacy – Keith Evans and Chris Philpott

Chapter 4: Exploring Improvisation – Tim Palmer

Chapter 5: Exploring Singing – Carolyn Cooke and Chris Philpott

Chapter 6: Exploring Composing – Nancy Evans and Gary Spruce

Chapter 7: Exploring Performing – Elizabeth MacGregor

Chapter 8: Exploring Music within Cross Curricular Learning – Jonathan Barnes

Biography

Carolyn Cooke has worked as a secondary school music teacher, a head of music and a lecturer in education. She currently works for The Open University in Scotland and is actively writing and presenting in the areas of music education, STEAM education and transdisciplinarity.

Chris Philpott has 16 years’ experience as a secondary music teacher and is currently an Emeritus Reader in Music Education at the University of Greenwich, London. He was previously Dean of Education and the Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor in the university’s Faculty of Education and Health.