Appraising in Music Education in the UK - teaching, understanding and evaluation

Research Project

Project/Area Number	16K17436
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	Education on school subjects and activities
Research Institution	Tokyo Gakugei University
Principal Investigator	MORIJIRI Yuki 東京学芸大学, 教育学部, 講師 (90757478)
Project Period (FY)	2016-04-01 – 2018-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
Budget Amount *help	¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000) Fiscal Year 2017: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000) Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Keywords	イギリス / 音楽教育 / Appraising / ナショナル・カリキュラム / 音楽の要素
Outline of Final Research Achievements	This research study explored the importance of music appraisals in UK schools through a literature review, interview-based study, and classroom observation. After the new National Curriculum was introduced in the UK, appraising music has been more emphasised in GCSE music. Therefore in secondary school education, music appraisal has become more highly prioritised in teaching towards high achievements in GCSE. As a result, music teaching in schools has been more influenced by this greater emphasis on appraisals than from the National Curriculum.