ABSTRACT

Leadership of Pedagogy and Curriculum in Higher Music Education is the second of a two-volume anthology dedicated to leadership and leadership development in higher music education. Fifteen authors write from multiple countries and contexts, exploring pedagogical and curricular leadership challenges and successes from around the globe. They draw attention to the dynamics of pedagogical approaches which encourage learners’ deep and agentic engagement, considering the sustainability and scope of such interventions while highlighting positive frameworks and approaches.

As with its companion volume, Leadership of Pedagogy and Curriculum in Higher Music Education includes student commentary in which student contributors give concrete ideas and recommendations for facilitating and strengthening leadership development through practical and equitable strategies with students, communities and colleagues. The outcome is a collection of essays designed to offer student musicians, higher education teachers and institutional leaders theoretically informed and practical insights into the development and practice of leadership.

chapter |9 pages

Foreword

Pathways to Leadership in Higher Music Education

chapter II|22 pages

Leadership in the Transition from Music Student to Professional Musician

The Civic Orchestra of Chicago Fellowship

chapter III|20 pages

Developing Leadership Skills in Performing Arts Graduates

A Case Study of an Extracurricular Community Project

chapter IV|18 pages

Preparing the Twenty-first Century Professional Musician

Leading Curricular Changes to Keyboard Musicianship Classes

chapter V|19 pages

Leadership in the Ensemble Setting

Lessons from the Engine Room

chapter VII|18 pages

Identifying Skills for Successful Classical Music Careers

Implications for Higher Education Studio Teaching Leadership

chapter VIII|17 pages

Leading Changes through a Study on Memorisation

Professional Musicians as Researchers

chapter IX|20 pages

The Musician as Teacher

Navigating Future Self for Career Development

chapter X|8 pages

Student Commentary

Balancing Higher Education; Not Just Employability