The Routledge Companion to Aural Skills Pedagogy: Before, In, and Beyond Higher Education - Paperback

by Kent Cleland (Editor), Paul Fleet (Editor)

The Routledge Companion to Aural Skills Pedagogy offers a comprehensive survey of issues, practice, and current developments in the teaching of aural skills. The volume regards aural training as a lifelong skill that is engaged with before, during, and after university or conservatoire studies in music, central to the holistic training of the contemporary musician. With an international array of contributors, the volume captures diverse perspectives on aural-skills pedagogy, and enables conversation between different regions. It addresses key new developments such as the use of technology for aural training and the use of popular music. This book will be an essential resource and reference for all university and conservatoire instructors in aural skills, as well as students preparing for teaching careers in music.

Author Biography

Paul Fleet is a Senior Lecturer at Newcastle University (UK) with research expertise in music theory, analysis, and practice.

Kent Cleland is Professor of Music Theory at the Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music in Berea, Ohio (US).