This essential text covers social, physiological, musical, and pedagogical aspects of young adolescent singing, with the focus on Key Stage 3 (ages 11-14) and the progression from primary school. It uses case studies to illustrate best practice and introduces the Cambiata approach.
Contents
Introduction
All Can Sing - even thirteen year old boys
The Sing Up legacy, the National Music Plan and OFSTED
Expectations, equality and diversity
Classroom cacophony or chamber choir concert?
Adolescent voices
Vocal identity and vocal agency
Repertoire and arranging
Leadership and conducting
Boys, Girls or Boys and Girls? The management of gender