2nd Edition
A Practical Guide to Teaching Music in the Secondary School
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.






