Debates in Music Teaching encourages student and practising teachers to engage with contemporary issues and developments in music education. It introduces the central concepts and practices that have influenced the major interventions and initiatives in music teaching, and supports you as you develop a critical approach and new ways of looking at ideas. Accessible, comprehensive chapters aim to stimulate thinking and creativity in relation to theory and practice, facilitate readers to reach their own informed judgements and argue their point of view with deeper theoretical knowledge and understanding. Experts in the field consider key issues including: The justification for music in the school curriculum Partnerships in music education and the identity of the music teacher Technology and conceptions of musicianship and musicality Social justice and music education Critical thinking and music education Autonomy and integrity for music in a 'cross' curriculum Music and spirituality Debates in Music Teaching is for all student and practising teachers interested in furthering their understanding of the subject. Including carefully annotated further reading and reflective questions to help shape your own research and writing, this collection provides an introduction to recent critical thinking and contemporary debates within the subject.