Developing the Musician

Contents: Introduction; Part I Aspiration and Identity: Identity dimensions and age as predictors of adult music preferences, Richard Leadbeater and Alan Marsden; Conservatoire students' attitudes, self-efficacy and aspirations, Marion Long; The formation and development of musical identities with a hearing impairment, Robert Fulford; Undergraduate music students' experiences in community settings: developing the musician within a university module, Angeliki Triantafyllaki and Christina Anagnostopoulou; Knowing me, knowing you, Mark Pulman; The influence of learning history on musical approaches to piano improvisation, Yuki Morijiri; Levels of expertise and musical aspirations in young instrumental players, Susan Hallam. Part II Attitudes to Teaching and Learning: The MaPS project: mapping teacher conceptions of musical development, Mary Stakelum and David Baker; Canon (re)formation in popular music pedagogy, Tom Parkinson; Music as a specific learning support resource for children with special educational needs and disability in mainstream primary education: practice and attitudes, Maureen Mather; Continuing professional development for the musician as teacher in a university context, Elizabeth Haddon. Part III Modes of Assessment: 'Ryan's not counting - it's eight beats on C': developing the musician in a classroom context, Catherine Preston; Cultural tools in the classroom - a tool to develop the musician?, Anna Backman Bister; Exploring and encouraging metacognitive awareness in novice music students, Meghan Bathgate and Christian Schunn; Assessing leadership skills in the conservatoire, Tim Palmer; Music, informal learning and the instrumental lesson: teacher and student evaluations of the Ear Playing Project (EPP), David Baker; Index.