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Key Stage-Struck! Assessment and class music making

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 December 2008

Len Ogilvie
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As the time for the implementation of the National Curriculum in Music approaches, will the tail of assessment begin to wag the dog of class-room music and dissipate all that has been achieved in providing the dynamic, challenging and fulfilling experiences that now characterise many class music lessons? This article sets out some proposals for an assessment strategy which, it is hoped, is faithful to the intentions of the National Curriculum Music Working Group in allowing practical music to flourish but with a greater sense of direction and enhanced awareness of the power of musical expression for teachers and students alike.

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Research Article
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British Journal of Music Education , Volume 9 , Issue 3 , November 1992 , pp. 201 - 209
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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