Research
Research Shorts: What is music education for? A conversation with Martin Fautley
This week I’m talking with Professor Martin Fautley, a well known figure in music education, about his work and his thoughts on…
Research Shorts ‘Reimagining Music Education’ in conversation with Mary Stakelum
As Music Mark celebrates its 10th birthday year, we have been looking back across the decade and seeing how we got here…
Research Roundups: September 2023
This month it’s back to school for music teachers and university lecturers in the UK: our round up collects recent publications and…
Research Shorts: Young children’s musical play in the outdoors
As autumn is in the air, I’m talking with Stefanie Williams about musical play outdoors with young children. Stefanie is an early…
Research Shorts: Decoding music education with dyslexic students
Last week I mentioned the North West Conference, where Kristl Kirk was one of the presenters sharing her brilliant research on supporting…
Research Shorts: Perceptions and experiences of the changing adolescent female singing voice
This week I’ve been at the Music Mark North West conference, meeting educators, researchers, practitioners, and industry leads, held at the Royal…
Research Shorts: From conservatoire students to music educators
Last month, I met with Dr Luan Shaw who is based at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire to talk more about her and her…
Research Roundups: August 2023
I’m Dr Sarah K. Whitfield, and I’m the new Research Lead for Music Mark. One of the things I’ll be doing each…
Research Shorts: Count Me In!: Inclusive approaches to music ensembles and performances
Back in July, Music Mark went along to the launch of Count Me In! a new resource for inclusive music teaching at…
Research Shorts: Experiencing an “overwhelmingly white” music curriculum
This week I spoke with Natasha Hendry about her vital work in anti-racist music education, and in particular her work to understand…
