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Improvising on a theme : the story of the Birmingham Music Service
Author
Title
Improvising on a theme : the story of the Birmingham Music Service / Cormac Loane.
ISBN
9781782772866
1782772863
Publication
London : UCL Institute of Education Press, 2020.
Copyright Notice Date
©2020
Physical Description
xiv, 186 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary
A case study of the genesis, delivery, evolution and future of an English local authority education service. Following the Birmingham Music Service across 80 years, it analyzes pedagogy and the influence of leadership, and reflects on the future for music education in the UK's changing political landscape.
Variant and related titles
Story of the Birmingham Music Service
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 03, 2021
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-180) and index.
Contents
Introduction
The embryonic years
Birth of the Birmingham Schools' Symphony Orchestra
An emerging philosophy
Music for all
From crisis to confidece
Wider leadership in the new millennium
Wider opportunities in the new millennium
Exit from the local authority
Afterword: Improvising in an unfamiliar landscape.
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Genre/Form
History.
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