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The Preparation of Secondary Music Teachers in New South Wales: Is it out of step?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 December 2008

Neryl Jeanneret
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Abstract

This article grew out of a study of four preservice teacher education courses available in New South Wales for the secondary music specialist. Although the secondary syllabuses prescribe an integration of the activities of performing, composing and listening, tertiary teacher education courses are for the most part are based on the conservatoire model that compartmentalises aural, performing and musicology studies and almost entirely neglects composition. There also appears to be a lack of knowledge of and interest in general teacher education trends and their application to the above courses. It seems that the general structure of these curricula is out of step with current research in music and teacher education and desperately needs reviewing as we continue to produce teachers that perpetuate the model, both in high schools and at a tertiary level.

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Research Article
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British Journal of Music Education , Volume 10 , Issue 1 , March 1993 , pp. 47 - 55
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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