Music-ITE

The key changes in the New National Curriculum for Music and the implications for those engaged in initial teacher education.

"The notion of creativity is to be found in many curricular contexts ... yet in the case of composing in schools we, as teachers, are asking our pupils to bring something into being which did not exist before."

This article reports on a school-based research project into teaching composing at GCSE, setting this alongside a review of the literature.

Can all GCSE students compose; how do you teach composing at GCSE; and is GCSE coursework a good test of composing ability?

This paper is based on a five-year research project into the work of music teachers in Northern Ireland. It is concerned with the implications of the research for the curriculum.

How is information and communications technology (ICT) used to promote musical learning by pupils in Key Stage 3?

This resource is based on the initial stage of the Musical Futures informal learning programme developed by Professor Lucy Green.