Music as education speaks for itself and its voice is both distinctive and transformative. A classroom education in music is critical in educational development and is the entitlement of every young person. Making music makes a difference.
Publications
My most recent publication is:
Whittaker, A., Fautley, M., Kinsella, V. and Anderson, A. (2019) Geographical and social demographic trends of A-level music students. Birmingham: Birmingham City University.
About
Dr. Anthony Anderson is a Research Assistant in Music Education in the Birmingham Music Education Research Group at the Centre for the Study of Practice and Culture in Education at Birmingham City University, UK He is also a visiting lecturer at the university, teaching on Masters and PGCE courses. He completed his PhD in January 2019 for which he researched music curriculum design in the lower secondary school. He is also a freelance music education consultant and author and has worked across many music hubs and services in the UK. He is a former secondary Head of Music and Performing Arts fin schools and believes that music is a transformative entitlement for all young people.
Blog
It’s instrumental
It’s instrumental Setting First day of term after the summer holidays. The Head of music is greeting a peripatetic music teacher, whilst also getting his lessons preped for the day. Characters: Mr./Ms. Peri: A hard-working and very able Music Subject Leader Mr./Ms. Peri: An instrumental music teacher who has been visiting the school to work …
Curriculum Sonata
It’s become so very trendy To curriculum education; And discuss just what we mean by it It’s almost a vocation. And we all have an opinion On the shades of what we mean; Curriculum as a concept . . . Is a rich and endless seam. So we mine it and discuss it Wringing …
Music as Education
Presentation that I gave on Tuesday 20th March 2018, at: Westminster Education Forum: Assessing the Impact of A-level Reform – issues for schools and colleges, the future position of the AS level and preparation for HE and work. In 2014, Marcus du Sautoy, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford said: An …