1st Edition

Becoming an Outstanding Music Teacher

By Martin Leigh Copyright 2023
256 Pages 166 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

256 Pages 166 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

256 Pages 166 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Becoming an Outstanding Music Teacher shows how music teachers can provide a curricular and co-curricular experience to inspire and engage students, deliver memorable music lessons, and give every child access to great music. Drawing on a decade of education research, this book focuses on the three facets of music teaching: performance, composition, and how to listen, understand, and explain.... Read more

1 The best job in the world?

2 How music works

3 Musical curriculums

4 Mastery in music

5 What does a great music teacher do?

6 Teaching music

7 Knowledge, assessment, and feedback

8 Composing in the lower school

9 Composing in the upper school

10 Performing

11 The best job in the world?

Acknowledgements

Biography

Martin Leigh is Director of Music at King Edward’s School in Birmingham. He has written for TES, Impact, Hortus, and The Spectator.