Prof . Martin Fautley with participants at his lecture on Assessment in Music Education
“ We need to think about what ( musical ) understanding actually means and relate this to an ever-widening range of styles and genres , as well as the ubiquitous nature of all music being available instantly .”
Finally , Prof . Fautley , what do you feel are the key issues and challenges of assessing students ’ musical understanding in the 21 st century classroom ?
I think that there are many pressures on us in the 21 st century classroom that we as music educators need to think about and take into account in our teaching and learning .
We need to think about what understanding actually means and relate this to an ever-widening range of styles and genres , as well as the ubiquitous nature of all music being available instantly . So , we need to think about how our learners evidence their understandings in the music they themselves produce , especially their original songs and compositions . That ’ s our challenge as music educators !
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