Music education in the UK： Theory and Practice.docVIP

Music education in the UK： Theory and Practice 　　【Abstract】Music curriculum plays a significant role in pupils school education. The connection between National Curriculum and practical classes becomes the most important ability for teachers. This essay will contextualizing my groups scheme of work at Cleves Junior School relative to influential theory and research surrounding mainstream music education. 　　【Key words】Music curriculum； UK； Junior school 　　Generic requirements of the National Curriculum 　　Music like all other subjects provides opportunities to promote pupils spiritual， moral， social and cultural development （DfEE， 1999）. In the music lessons， the ability of pupils communication is improved through exchanging views and collaborating with others. In Cleves School， pupils have opportunity to appraise. At the end of the activity in the subgroup， pupils are asked to perform their achievements to each other， and they exchange views and give suggestions to others. 　　In the music lessons， music game is an important way to improve pupils social development. For instance， a warm-up activity in my work at Cleves Junior School. All pupils are situated in a circle， they clap hand with their neighbour by following teachers rhythm， and walk to the right with short steps. Then， when pupils hear the word of change from teacher， they should change the direction of hand and walk in the opposite direction. One of the most important factors of achievement of this activity is the collaboration between neighbours. Pupils can realise the importance of collaboration in the community， and their own responsibility in activity. 　　Group work also plays a significant role in pupils social development. For instance， we organize group work in every lesson in Cleves Junior School. The whole class are divided into four groups： two Celts groups and two Roman groups. According to the story of Romans and Celts， these groups need to improvise movements， rhythms and lyrics that r