Hear; Listen; Play! is a book for all music teachers who are unfamiliar with; yet curious about the worlds of ear-playing; informal learning; improvisation; and vernacular musics. For decades; or even hundreds of years; a divide has slowly been developing between the realms of notation-based musical transmission; and aural/oral methods. Yet that divide is by no means a necessary aspect of music learning; and musicians who are lucky enough to dwell on both sides of it count themselves as so much the richer for doing so. This book aims to provide a door into those other worlds for any teacher who would like to open it.Starting with a brief discussion of how popular musicians learn in the informal realm; the book then applies many aspects of their learning practices to three main areas within music education. Firstly it tackles the one-to-one specialist instrumental lesson; then ensemble work such as band and orchestra; and finally the generalist or specialist classroom. The methods within each section have been systematically tried and tested in research projects spanning more than a decade; yet the book is written in simple; non-academic language which teachers will quickly find applicable to their working lives. Vignettes from the research participants themselves provide color throughout the book; and give illustrations of how both teachers and learners have experienced the methods themselves.This book is not a prescription for one particular way of teaching or learning; it does not aim to critique; replace or change the excellent practices that are already on-going in the diverse world of music education and pedagogy. It simply offers something which is likely to be new to many teachers; and which they can; if they so wish; add in to the mix. The professional judgment and expertise of the teacher is surely the lynch-pin on which all good teaching relies; and the open nature of this book; along with its frequent calls for teachers to not only adopt; but adapt; its methods according to their own and their students needs; is a testimony to that.
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