1st Edition
Mentoring Music Teachers in the Secondary School A Practical Guide
Introduction: A practical guide to mentoring beginning music teachers in the secondary school
Section 1: What do we mean by mentoring?
Chapter 1: Models of mentoring
Gill Golder, Alison Keyworth, and Clare Shaw
Section 2: About the mentor
Chapter 2: Understanding yourself: Exploring beliefs and experiences
Kelly Davey Nicklin and Gary Spruce
Chapter 3: Understanding your approach in relation to advocacy, pedagogy, and professional development
Rebecca Lundberg
Chapter 4: Evaluating my impact as a music mentor
Motje Wolf and Helmut Schaumberger
Section 3: About what a mentor does
Chapter 5: Performance curation – mentoring beginning music teachers in performance projects
Narelle Yeo
Chapter 6: Developing a mentor–mentee relationship
Bethany Carter-Sherlock
Chapter 7: Supporting the mentee: Working at the sharp end
Esther Cavett
Section 4: Supporting specific aspects of beginning music teachers’ knowledge, skills, and understanding
Chapter 8: What are the building blocks? Thinking about musical skills, knowledge, and understanding
Anthony Anderson
Chapter 9: Mirror, mirror on the wall… supporting beginning music teachers to become reflective practitioners
Martin Fautley and Ian Axtell
Chapter 10: Mentoring for curriculum design
Anthony Anderson
Chapter 11: Preparing beginning music teachers for delivering lessons focussing on student performance
Terezija Štimec and Motje Wolf
Chapter 12: Observing a lesson
Austin Griffiths
Chapter 13: Supporting pupils’ learning
Ian Axtell and Martin Fautley
Chapter 14: Facilitating and leading effective discussions with beginning music teachers
Nikki Booth
Section 5: About moving beginning music teachers on
Chapter 15: Using formative assessment effectively to see the wider picture
Nikki Booth
Chapter 16: Music teacher health and well-being: A practical survival guide for mentor and mentee.
Jennifer Rowley
References
Author index
General index
Biography
Motje Wolf is a Senior Lecturer in Education at De Montfort University Leicester where she teaches and researches music education.
Nikki Booth is currently a part-time Research Assistant for the Birmingham Music Education Research Group (BMERG) at Birmingham City University.
Sarah Younie is a Professor in Education Innovation at De Montfort University Leicester and Visiting Professor at Chichester University.
