Tag Archives: Music Education

Rose-tinted hindsight

Posted on May 14, 2023 by drfautley

I am seeing a lot of SocMe posts saying how school music education was great n years ago, where n is often a number involving the author being at school themselves, and benefitting from free instrumental music tuition. I am now of an age … Continue reading →

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In which I get ratty about progress and progression in music education – yet again!

Posted on October 14, 2017 by drfautley

I’ve been thinking a lot again about these three words recently: Progress Progression Continuation This has been particularly the case as I’ve been looking into Arts Council England data on WCET (Whole Class Ensemble Tuition), where the notion of continuation … Continue reading →

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Tracking thoughts inspired by railway tracks on a train journey

Posted on September 30, 2016 by drfautley

I’m always concerned by how much duplication of effort there has been in music education from teachers up and down the land over the years. What is worrying me at the moment is that there seems to be a move … Continue reading →

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Poster at ISME

Posted on July 31, 2016 by drfautley

I’ve been a bit on the busy side recently, which is, in many ways, an understatement! Anyway, last week I was up in Glasgow for the International Society of Music Education (ISME) conference. Whilst there I gave four spoken presentations, and … Continue reading →

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Uses and purposes of assessment in music education

Posted on June 11, 2016 by drfautley

In academic discussions of assessment in the literature, we distinguish between uses and purposes of assessment (indeed, in my assessment book (Fautley, 2010) I devote a section to this). To put it probably over-simply, for the sake of this blog, … Continue reading →

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Rearranging deckchairs on the Titanic

Posted on April 24, 2016 by drfautley

  I’m guessing that someone had the job of being in charge of deckchairs on the Titanic. I presume that they spent their days and nights dreaming up ever more complex ways of arranging the deckchairs in patterns, and then … Continue reading →

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Video on assessment in music education

Posted on December 19, 2015 by drfautley

This is another ‘instead of a blog entry’ post! The nice people at ‘Teach Through Music’ have made a really interesting video about assessment in music education. It features London music teachers talking about this, as well as some talking … Continue reading →

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Instead of a blog entry – A level composing

Posted on December 1, 2015 by drfautley

A very brief not-a-blog. Today the Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM)  published a piece of research by one of my PhD students, Kirsty Devaney, and myself, into music teachers views on the composing components of A-level music. It’s available here. … Continue reading →

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In which I reflect on dentistry and assessment

Posted on July 17, 2015 by drfautley

My wife has this week had to go to the dentist, for some root canal work (ouch). As she was bemoaning this, I reflected on how I am very grateful that dentists don’t operate like teachers have to. I’m not … Continue reading →

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In which I get really ratty about linear attainment assessment. Again.

Posted on July 3, 2015 by drfautley

….or when is KS3 assessment not assessment. It will come as no surprise to regular readers to know that I am actually in favour of assessment. I think it can help pupils and teachers, and, properly done, can provide useful … Continue reading →

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