Popular Music and Teaching Issues Angela Amato PGCE Music Institute of Education

Introduction Popular Music in Teaching Education , to develop musical skills without necessarily reading music and also to learn in a more informal way. It is important for music classroom teachers to find approchable ways to encourage students to work on the National Curriculum , particularly at compulsory level :KS3.

Popular Music in Teaching Education , to develop musical skills without necessarily reading music and also to learn in a more informal way.

It is important for music classroom teachers to find approchable ways to encourage students to work on the National Curriculum , particularly at compulsory level :KS3.

Agenda This research is structured in nine major parts : rationale, research methods,school description and considerations, discussion, jazz,blues and classical-pop-rock styles, teaching issues, my experience,current debate,conclusion . The research is based on interviews with teachers and students, informations acquired during the Lectures at University and ideas exchanged with other PGCE students .

This research is structured in nine major parts : rationale, research methods,school description and considerations, discussion, jazz,blues and classical-pop-rock styles, teaching issues, my experience,current debate,conclusion .

The research is based on interviews with teachers and students, informations acquired during the Lectures at University and ideas exchanged with other PGCE students .

Overview Influence of Popular Music on teaching methods. Popular Music is appropriate for KS3 level in order to develop motivation , basic musical skills, and enjoyable athmosphere in the classroom because students work on repertoire which is familiar to them and because it is part of their culture.

Influence of Popular Music on teaching methods.

Popular Music is appropriate for KS3 level in order to develop motivation , basic musical skills, and enjoyable athmosphere in the classroom because students work on repertoire which is familiar to them and because it is part of their culture.

Vocabulary I use the term Popular Music in a wide meaning : from traditional popular music as it could be Irish Music to the actual Popular music, nowadays defined as ‘Pop’.

I use the term Popular Music in a wide meaning : from traditional popular music as it could be Irish Music to the actual Popular music, nowadays defined as ‘Pop’.

Topic One Popular Music, examples of classroom activities. Year 8 Class : Rock Music Project. Introduce the first lesson of the Project with a listening lesson . Give a bass line on the board and instruct pupils to compose , in small groups 5/6, the melodic line in Pop-Rock music Style. Break up lessons and listen to some groups.End of Project with a final recorded performance.

Popular Music, examples of classroom activities.

Year 8 Class : Rock Music Project. Introduce the first lesson of the Project with a listening lesson .

Give a bass line on the board and instruct pupils to compose , in small groups 5/6, the melodic line in Pop-Rock music Style.

Break up lessons and listen to some groups.End of Project with a final recorded performance.

Topic Two Teaching Issues and Popular Music Social issues , trends and fashion. Classroom teaching , instrumental teaching, my own experience of Pop Music as a performer. New times : nowadays classical music is getting closer to popular music . Some examples are concerts and recordings of classical -pop music.

Teaching Issues and Popular Music

Social issues , trends and fashion.

Classroom teaching , instrumental teaching, my own experience of

Pop Music as a performer.

New times : nowadays classical music is getting closer to popular music . Some examples are concerts and recordings of classical -pop music.

Summary I value the use of Popular Music in Schools . It is a positive way to promote good work in the classroom. Since I aknowledged these issues I am more interested in using this repertoire regardless the fact that I meanly received classical music training.

I value the use of Popular Music in Schools . It is a positive way to promote good work in the classroom.

Since I aknowledged these issues I am more interested in using this repertoire regardless the fact that I meanly received classical music training.

Where to Get More Information Pop Music is also very useful for ICT music sequencing software I referred to Pop Music Magazines , books from Libraries and in particular to the letest edition of Dr. L. Green ‘s book “How Popular Musicians Learn” and C. Philpott ” Teaching Music in Secondary Schools”

Pop Music is also very useful for ICT music sequencing software

I referred to Pop Music Magazines , books from Libraries and in particular to the letest edition of Dr. L. Green ‘s book “How Popular Musicians Learn” and C. Philpott

” Teaching Music in Secondary Schools”