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October 24th, 2007Chatting to a colleague today who works as a Primary Music Specialist, I realised that I was slightly vague about their curriculum and at what age they might introduce any given concept.
Instrumental Instructors tend to view P5 beginners as newcomers to the language of music, when in fact they must already be familiar with many elements of this language.
This contrasts with the situation in secondary schools where, for example, lists of musical concepts for Standard Grade & Higher are published. Thanks to these lists, we know what a pupil of a given age should either know or be in the processing of learning. This means that we can play our part by reinforcing pupils’ grasp of the concepts when they crop up in pieces being studied. In addition to this, we needn’t reinvent the wheel explaining ideas from first principals which have already been covered in class music.
As a result of this chance conversation, my colleague has kindly offered me a copy of concepts and I look forward to increased cooperation. Perhaps some part of an in service day could involve Primary Music Specialists, Secondary Music Teachers and Instrumental Instructors considering the complete musical journey.
Cross-posted at Alan’s Music Blog.
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