Teaching music theory in UK higher education today: contexts and commentaries

Attah, Tom; Cavett, Esther; Dueck, Byron; Miller, Sue and Redhead, Lauren (2024). Teaching music theory in UK higher education today: contexts and commentaries. Music Education Research, 26(1) pp. 71–81.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14613808.2024.2306650

Abstract

This multi-authored article offers accounts of how programmes for teaching music theory within the Western-notated tradition were created in two UK higher education institutions. These accounts are followed by two more discursive reflections on the nature and purpose of music education today, advocating the importance of listening skills and inclusive pedagogies. The article is framed by an introduction and conclusion contextualising the issues raised in relation to a selection of prior contributions to Music Education Research and comparing approaches to music literacy and theory teaching as represented in recent music theory conferences in the UK and the United States.

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