Research
Research Roundups: Research considering music within the science curriculum
The main question: are there videos with Taylor Swift music to teach science as well as the times tables we covered last…
Research Shorts: Dominants or Diminished 7ths? Assessing Year 7 pupils’ prior knowledge
This week I’ve been chatting with Mark Phillips about his recent research supporting secondary schools delivering music education. His work has a…
Research Shorts: Climate-conscious popular music education
This week, as our This Is Not A Rehearsal campaign continues, I’m excited to be talking to Dr. Linus Eusterbrock about his…
Research Shorts: Music Always Helps
This week, which has seen a lot of discussion on music education twitter about the uptake of GCSE music (I got involved,…
Research Shorts: Piano Pedagogy and Building Resilience For Key Stage 1
This week I’ve been talking with Cara Whitmee, who has recently completed her Masters degree exploring how piano teachers think their Key…
Research Shorts: Launching research on environmental sustainability in UK music education
This week, I’m exploring research from a slightly different perspective, the research project is live, and you still have chance to be…
Research Shorts: Musical Play with Rosie Rushton
This week I’m thrilled to be talking with researcher and practitioner Rosie Rushton, about her work and publications around ‘musical play’ for…
Research Shorts: Resurrecting Song with Dr Wendy K. Moy
There was a time, not very long ago, when singing was at the forefront of debates about safety in classrooms and choirs…
Research Roundups: Music at the centre of the curriculum
Over the next few months, I’ll be pulling together music education research in exploring the relationships between music and broader curriculum delivery….
Research Shorts: Anita Holford’s commitment to music education research
In this week’s Research Shorts, I’m celebrating the work of Anita Holford, who has been running and sharing a library of music…
Research Shorts: Bringing Informal Learning into Music Education
This very grey week in February has been brightened up by hearing about Dr Anna Mariguddi’s research in supporting student music teachers…
Research Shorts: Making a safe learning environment for LGBTQ+ students
This week I’m delighted to meet Tony Rideout, a US based researcher who is completing his doctorate in Music Education as well…
