Susan Hallam|Pamela Burnard|Anne Robertson|Chris Saleh|Valerie Todd Davies|Lynne Rogers|Dimitra Kokatsaki
Trainee primary-school teachers’ perceptions of their effectiveness in teaching music
University of London|University of Cambridge|University of London|University of London|University of Brighton|University of London|Durham University
abstract england concerns primary teachers lack necessary skills teach national curriculum aim research ascertain level confidence students completing oneyear primary teachertraining programme relation teaching general teaching music particular 341 students four higher education institutions england completed short questionnaire almost teachers confidence ability teach half confident teaching music statistically significant differences response depending whether students played one musical instruments instrumentalists confident playing one instrument exhibiting highest levels students believed time spent training although praised quality implications findings discussed alternative ways addressing problem considered keywords musicprimary teacherstrainingconfidenceview correction statementcorrigendum