The pedagogical content knowledge framework has been used to decipher the complexities of teaching by integrating subject matter knowledge with knowledge of teaching and knowledge of learners. Researchers in math, English, and history have modified this framework to identify core teaching practices within their disciplines. Core teaching practices are those that novices can begin to master and have a direct impact on student success. We developed a preliminary list of core practices in music using a Delphi panel approach. This panel of public school and college teachers with expertise in band, choir, orchestra, and elementary music found that modeling, sequencing instruction, and deconstructing musical concepts were core teaching practices that apply across a wide variety of teaching and learning contexts. The panel felt developing knowledge of and relationships with students was important for in-service teachers, but other practices should be developed first by novice teachers.
Elementary Music Teaching in the Laboratory School. II
