Mastering Primary Music

By (author) Atkinson Ruth
Description
Mastering Primary Music introduces the primary music curriculum and helps trainees and teachers learn how to plan and teach inspiring lessons that make music learning irresistible. Topics covered include: · Current developments in music · Music as an irresistible activity · Music as a practical activity · Skills to develop in music · Promoting curiosity · Assessing children in music · Practical issues This guide includes examples of children’s work, case studies, readings to reflect upon and reflective questions that all help to exemplify what is considered to be best and most innovative practice. The book draws on the experience of a leading professional in primary music, Ruth Atkinson, to provide the essential guide to teaching music for all trainee primary teachers.
Table of contents
Series Editors’ Preface How to Use This Book Introduction 1. An Introduction to Primary Music 2. Current Developments in Music 3. Music as an Irresistible Activity 4. Music as a Practical Activity 5. Skills to Develop in Music 6. Children’s Ideas – Promoting Curiosity 7. Assessing Children in Music 8. Practical Issues Bibliography Index
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A sensitively written introduction for generalist primary student teachers and those beginning to work in the primary music context. It provides a comprehensive insight into all aspects of primary music.
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An invaluable resource. Expertly combining well-structured and approachable practical teaching ideas and lesson planning approaches, the author has a real gift for bringing to life in words the intangible qualities that make music teaching so rewarding. The built-in reflection through ‘Pauses for thought’ promotes active reading, relating the material to the reader’s own experiences and encouraging critical engagement with research.
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A very accessible and comprehensive text for those wanting to develop their confidence in teaching music to primary children. Highly recommended.
Biographical note
Ruth Atkinson is Lecturer in Primary Education at the Plymouth Institute of Education, Plymouth University, UK.
Promotional headline
A guide to how to best teach the new curriculum programme of study for primary music.
Description for collection
"I really like the format of the series…a quick read where the chapter sections make it easy to dip in and out of the text to find relevant material." Mary Hutchings, Oxford Brookes University, UK The Mastering Primary Teaching series looks at the core principles underpinning each of the subjects of the primary National Curriculum, thereby helping student teachers to ''master'' them. Each book follows the same sequence of chapters for each subject, helping lecturers to use multiple volumes concurrently. These guides introduce their subjects and help trainees to plan and teach inspiring lessons, covering the following topics within each subject area: current developments, making the subject irresistible, supporting practical activity, skills development, promoting curiosity, and assessment. Examples of children’s work and case studies are included to help exemplify what is considered to be best and most innovative practice in primary education. The series is written by leading professionals, who draw on their years of experience to provide authoritative guides to the primary curriculum subject areas.
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Draws on recent research and educational policy and encourages readers to reflect on issues raised by these
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Considers the concepts, attitudes, skills and knowledge of effective Music and draws on current practice in schools
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Integrates and synthesises research, practice, theory and ideas to support the teaching of outstanding Music across the different phases of the primary school