High quality music education can start children on a journey that lasts a lifetime. This book gives beginning primary school teachers clear guidance on how to successfully teach music without recourse to specialised training.
It places music within the wider context of the primary curriculum and offers advice on how to plan for and assess music education. Useful information on using the musical resources in the local community to enhance the musical opportunities offered in school is also provided.
Throughout each chapter video and audio resources are provided via QR codes that students can scan with their smartphone or tablet. These give clear examples of outstanding music education in action showing them how to transfer ideas from textbook to everyday teaching in the classroom.
This is essential reading for all students studying primary music on initial teacher education courses, including undergraduate (BEd, BA with QTS), postgraduate (PGCE, School Direct, SCITT), and also NQTs.