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Selection Procedures Used by Peripatetic Instrumental Teachers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 December 2008

David J. Cooper
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The article begins with a justification of peripatetic instrumental teaching in maintained schools, and counters the two-pronged attack of financial cuts by local education authorities, and the accusation of ‘elitism’.

Much of the information concerning selection for instrumental tuition was gathered by means of a questionnaire amongst the peripatetic staff from nine L.E.A.s. A summary of the results appears in the article.

One of the main recommendations suggests the setting up of a ‘preliminary instrumental course’, which uses the results of the investigation to provide a more efficient method of selection.

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Research Article
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British Journal of Music Education , Volume 2 , Issue 1 , March 1985 , pp. 19 - 38
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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