Teaching Music in the Primary School (Children, Teachers & Learning S.) - Hardcover

This text looks at the nature of children's learning in music in the context of current thinking in primary education. Two of the chapters are written by primary teachers. It examines the assessment of children's music and explores links between music and the other areas in the curriculum. The book gives practical examples and activities to help planning, and includes up-to-date reference to the National Curriculum. Music is a foundation subject in the UK National Curriculum. It is compulsory in primary schools with a set of specific attainment targets. This book examines how children learn music and presents a model for classroom teaching. It offers many practical ideas for implementing the music curriculum, and suggestions for making music part of the integrated primary curriculum. This book should be of interest to all primary school teachers and students in initial teacher training, all of whom are being confronted by the task of implementing the statutory orders for music from 1992. It will also be of interest to music curriculum specialists who wish to help their colleagues' staff development.