Oxford Music Education

There are around 40,000 children and young people in the UK alone with severe or profound and multiple learning difficulties, yet despite the widely held belief that music is beneficial, provision is...

How do some schools get music so right while others get it so wrong? Janet Mills, a former HMI and teacher, draws on work in more than 800 schools and published research as she seeks to help schools i...

The case study of a Nothamptonshire school, the first in the UK to be designated a Specialist Music College; experiences, reflections, examples of good practice, etc.

This thought-provoking and entertaining book draws on the findings of research and on the author's wealth of experience to encourage teachers to build upon the strengths of current practice. Suitable...

This book discusses assessment and its role in teaching and learning music in the classroom. For improving learning and raising standards, it puts the case for formative assessment, day-by-day, rather...

Suitable for all primary teachers (whether or not they are music specialists) and advisers Key text for listening, composing, and performing in the primary school Research and illustrations from pract...

For many, John Paynter has been the most significant figure in music education in Britain and beyond over the past 50 years. This collection of seminal writings embraces the core topics and values of...

This essential text covers social, physiological, musical, and pedagogical aspects of young adolescent singing, with the focus on Key Stage 3 (ages 11-14) and the progression from primary school. It u...