Martin Fautley
Professor of Education
School of Education and Social Work
- Email:
- martin.fautley@bcu.ac.uk
- Phone:
- 0121 331 7718
Professor Martin Fautley has a wealth of experience in music education, both in terms of pedagogy, and of music education research. After enjoying many years as a classroom music teacher, he then undertook full-time Doctoral research working across the education and music faculties at Cambridge University, investigating teaching, learning, and assessment of classroom music making, with a focus on composing as a classroom activity.
He is widely known for his work on researching assessment in the classroom, but also researches understandings of musical learning and progression (especially in the novice stages. The long-standing Listen Imagine Compose (LIC) research project is an important part of his work, and he continues to be fascinated by the various ways in which composing music is taught and learned in schools. This LIC work has led to him developing a Masters qualification in this important area.
He has a particular interest in WCET as an inclusive music learning activity, and is also interested in researching barriers to music teaching, learning and participation for pupils with additional needs. His work with OHMI, the One-Handed Music Instrument Trust, has led to a number of significant research and pedagogic outcomes.
Professor Fautley is the author of a number of books, including “Assessment in Music Education”, published by Oxford University Press. He has written and published many journal articles, book chapters, and academic research papers on a range of aspects of teaching and learning, and regularly presents the fruits of his researches at international conferences. He is co-editor of the British Journal of Music Education.
Current Activity
Researching assessment and creativity.
Areas of Expertise
- Education
- Teaching and learning
- Learning theory
- Music Education
- Assessment
- Creativity
- Classroom Creativity
- Assessment in music education
Qualifications
- CertEd
- BA[Hons]
- PGDip
- MA
- MPhil
- PhD
Memberships
- British Educational Research Association (BERA)
- Society for Education, Music and Psychology Research (SEMPRE)
- Music Mark
- International Society for Music Education (ISME)
- Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM) (Institutional Member)
- Music Education Council (MEC) (Institutional Member)
Teaching
Professor Fautley supervises PhD research in music education, particularly in the areas of creativity, teaching and learning, and assessment. He also teaches on the EdD programme, as well as on undergraduate and postgraduate ITE courses.
Research
Researching the following topics:
- teaching and learning in music education
- assessment and progression
- whole class ensemble tuition
- barriers to musical learning and participation
- inclusive music education for all
Publications
Conference papers:
2001, March. Assessment for learning: Guildhall College of Music and Drama, London
2001, October. Modelling the creative process: SEMPRE (Society for Education, Music and Psychology Research) Cambridge
2002, September. Composing in the Classroom: National Association of Music Educators: Stone, Staffs.
2003, April. Composing at Key Stage 3: International Research in Music Education Conference Exeter University.
2005, April. Stages in the teaching and learning of composing for all pupils in generalist music classes in the Lower Secondary School: International Research in Music Education Conference, Exeter.
2006, September. Composing at KS3 as Developmental activity: Managing teaching and learning. National Association of Music Educators conference, Warwick University.
2007, April. The development of trainee teacher competence in using Assessment for Learning to support the teaching and learning of composing at KS3. International Research in Music Education Conference, Exeter University.
2008, September. Fautley, M., and Hatcher, R. Creative Partnerships projects and professional learning: the dissemination of projects within and between schools. (Keynote symposium paper) BERA, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh.
2009, September. The Misunderstanding of Assessment at KS3. National Association of Music Educators Conference, York University.
2010, August. Burnard, P., Fautley, M., and Savage, J.: Assessing creativity in the secondary school classroom: Exploring variations in teachers’ conceptions and practices. International Society of Music Education (ISME) Conference, Beijing, China.
2011, March. Assessment issues within National Curriculum music in the lower secondary school in England. The Third International Symposium on Assessment in Music Education. University of Bremen, Germany
2011, April. National Curriculum assessment in the lower secondary school in England: Attitudes and understandings. The 7th International Conference for Research in Music Education, University of Exeter
2011, April. The 'Wider Opportunities' whole class instrumental and vocal tuition in England: A study of instrumental and class teacher understandings. The 7th International Conference for Research in Music Education, University of Exeter
2011, September. Problems of Teacher Assessment and Creativity – the Case of Music in the English National Curriculum at Key Stage 3. BERA conference, IOE, London.
2011, September. Fautley, M., Coll, H., Henley, J. Teacher attitudes to the Trinity Guildhall/The Open University KS2 CPD programme for WO staff. NAME Conference, Stone, Staffordshire.
2012, July. The effects of performativity measures and assessment in the English school music classroom: Goodhart’s and Campbell’s laws in action. International Society for Music Education (ISME) conference, Thessaloniki, Greece
2012, July. Fautley, M. & Johnson, D. International Comparative Study of Music Teachers’ Understanding and Practice of Assessment: An Exploratory Study. International Society for Music Education (ISME) conference, Thessaloniki, Greece
2012, October. Listen Imagine Compose: Embedding creative composing in the secondary school curriculum. NAME Conference, Stone, Staffordshire.
2012, December. Goodhart’s and Campbell’s laws in action: Performativity measures and assessment in the English school music classroom. Inaugural BERA Curriculum, Assessment, and Pedagogy SIG conference. Institute of Education, London.
2013, February. Listen Imagine Compose: Embedding creative composing in the secondary school curriculum. Poster presentation at 21st Annual European Association for Music in Schools (EAS) conference. Lemmensinstituut, Leuven, Belgium
2013, April. Investigating a Secondary School Composer-Teacher-Performer Composing project in England: An application of Activity Theory. Research poster presentation at The 8th International Conference for Research in Music Education, University of Exeter
2013, April. The development of teacher and composer reflection in partnership working in English secondary schools. Research paper presentation at The 8th International Conference for Research in Music Education, University of Exeter
2013, September. Fautley, M., and Kinsella, V. Developing classroom composing in an KS4 secondary school music class British Educational Research Association (BERA) Conference. University of Sussex
2013, September. Developing creative thinking in secondary schools: lessons learned from classroom music. British Educational Research Association (BERA) Conference. University of Sussex
2014, May. Fautley, M., and Kinsella, V. Higher Order Thinking, Bloom’s Taxonomy, and Music Education. 22nd Annual European Association for Music in Schools (EAS) conference, University of Nicosia, Cyprus.
2014, May. Fautley, M., and Kinsella, V. Activity Theory and Classroom Composing Pedagogy in England. 22nd Annual European Association for Music in Schools (EAS) conference, University of Nicosia, Cyprus.
2015, February. Fautley, M., and Kinsella, V. Using Activity Theory to reveal formative assessment practices of contemporary composers and classroom music teachers in their composing pedagogies. Fifth International Symposium on Assessment in Music Education. Williamsburg, Virginia, USA.
2015, February. Fautley, M. and Johnson, D. (University of North Carolina – Wilmington.) An International and Developmental Comparison of Assessment Practices in the United States and England . Fifth International Symposium on Assessment in Music Education. Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. (Also same title as a poster presentation at same conference)
2015, February. Assessment of progress and assessment of progression in the English music education system: threats and opportunities. Fifth International Symposium on Assessment in Music Education. Williamsburg, Virginia, USA.
2015, April. Alison Daubney (University of Sussex, UK), Duncan Mackrill (University of Sussex, UK), Martin Fautley (Birmingham City University, UK), & Stuart Wise (University of Canterbury, New Zealand) Rising with the tide? Opportunities and challenges for music curriculum development and assessment in England and New Zealand. Symposium Presentation. Ninth International Research in Music Education Conference. Exeter University.
2015, April. Changes in Assessment procedures in English National Curriculum Music in the Secondary School - Issues for Attainment and Progression. Ninth International Research in Music Education Conference. Exeter University.
2015, April. Kinsella, V., and Fautley, M. Primary age pupils composing contemporary music in a voluntary out-of-school setting. Ninth International Research in Music Education Conference. Exeter University.
2016, March. The location of creativity in curriculum and assessment in the lower secondary school in England. 24th European Association for Music in Schools Conference, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. Vilnius, Lithuania
2016, March. Evans, N., Fautley, M., Kinsella, V. Children composing music: Creative responses to an open-ended compositional task with children aged 8-11 years. 24th European Association for Music in Schools Conference, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. Vilnius, Lithuania
2016, July. Policy and assessment in lower secondary school music education – the English experience. International Society of Music Education (ISME) Policy Commission conference. Birmingham Conservatoire. Published in: Proceedings of the 18th International Seminar of the Commission on Policy: Culture, Education, and Media, Birmingham, England. ISBN: 978-0-9942055-6-8
2016, July. Graded Music Examinations. Symposium presentation at 32nd World Conference of the International Society for Music Education (ISME), Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow.
2016, July. Developing Creative Composing Pedagogy for Secondary School Music Teachers. Spoken paper presentation at 32nd World Conference of the International Society for Music Education (ISME), Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow.
2016, July. Johnson, Fautley, Ogawa, & Shah, (2016) Many Paths, One Destination: Assessment, Measurement, and Evaluation in Music Education: The English Context. Symposium presentation at 32nd World Conference of the International Society for Music Education (ISME), Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow.
2016, July. International Comparisons of Music Education Systems: Four Variations on a Theme – An English Perspective. Symposium presentation at 32nd World Conference of the International Society for Music Education (ISME), Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow.
2016, July. Problems with assessment of attainment in the English National Curriculum. Poster presentation at 32nd World Conference of the International Society for Music Education (ISME) Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow.
2017, April. Brophy, T. S., & Fautley, M. International principles for assessment in music education. Presented at Context matters: The 6th International Symposium on Assessment in Music Education. Birmingham City University, Birmingham, England.
2017, April. Johnson, D. & Fautley, M. Investigating the Influence of International Contexts on Assessment Terminology in American and British Music Education Systems. Paper presentation at the Sixth International Symposium on Assessment in Music Education. Birmingham City University.
2017, April. Listen, Imagine, Compose – continuing professional development programme and action research for classroom music teachers in England. Paper presentation at the 10th International Conference for Research in Music Education (RIME) 24-27 April, 2017. Bath Spa University.
2017, April. From straight lines to flightpaths – assessment issues in English secondary school music education. Paper presentation at the 10th International Conference for Research in Music Education (RIME) 24-27 April, 2017. Bath Spa University.
2017, July. Issues with assessment of secondary school music in the English context. Australian Society for Music Education, XXI National Conference, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. 13-15 July 2017
2018, March. Competence and assessment in a neoliberal paradigm – the English case Symposium paper in Modelling Musical Competences - is it worth the effort? Presented at the 26th European Association for Music in Schools (EAS) Conference 14 - 17 March 2018 Jelgava, Latvia.
2018, July. Assessment in Music Education – A Political Act? Centre for Studies and Practices in Education Conference, Birmingham City University. 3 July 2018, Birmingham, UK.
2018, September. Fautley, M., Kinsella, V., Whittaker, A. & Nenadic, E. A longitudinal Study of Teaching and Learning with OHMI – Issues Arising Paper presented at the OHMI trust international conference on music and disability, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.
2018, September. Evans, N., Fautley, M., & Kinsella, V. Through the Music Maze: Adventures in Experimental Music with Children. Paper presented at the Bringing new Music to New Audiences conference, 21-23 September 2018. De Montfort University, Leicester.
2019, April. The Sociological implications of Musical Status as exemplified in curriculum and assessment in the Secondary School in England. Symposium paper presentation at the 11th International Conference for Research in Music Education (RIME) 23-26 April. Bath Spa University.
2019, April. What does music education policy in schools look like in practice? Research into current conceptualisations in England. Paper presentation at the 11th International Conference for Research in Music Education (RIME) 23-26 April. Bath Spa University.
2019, May. Valuing Music Knowledge in English Assessment Systems – the place (or not) for pupil voice. Paper presented at the 27th European Association for Music in Schools (EAS) Conference 15 - 18 May, Malmö Live and Malmö Academy of Music, Malmö, Sweden.
2019, May. Fautley, M., Kinsella, V., and Whittaker, A. Paper presentation: The place of Pupil Voice in Whole Class Ensemble tuition system in England. Symposium paper as part of: The Student Voice in School Music Education: Perspectives and Challenges. Presented at the 27th European Association for Music in Schools (EAS) Conference 15 - 18 May, Malmö Live and Malmö Academy of Music, Malmö, Sweden.
2019, July. Valuing music knowledge in English Assessment systems – the place (or not) for pupil voice. Paper presented at 9th Annual CSPACE conference, Birmingham City University.
2021, March. Kinsella, V., Fautley, M., & Whittaker, A. Reclaiming the music curriculum: the “Stormzy vs Mozart” debate. Presented at the 28th EAS Conference/8th ISME European Regional Conference 24-27 March 2021. Freiburg, Germany (Held online due to covid pandemic)
2021, March. Cultural capital and secondary school music education in England. Presented at the 28th EAS Conference/8th ISME European Regional Conference 24-27 March 2021. Freiburg, Germany (Held online due to covid pandemic)
2021, April. Current Issues in Secondary School Classroom Music in England. Presented at the twelfth international Research in Music Education (RIME) conference, 6-9 April 2021. Royal College of Music, London. (Held online due to covid pandemic)
2021, April. Kinsella, V., Fautley, M. and Whittaker, A. Research on a longitudinal partnership music learning programme addressing at-risk young people in England. Presented at the twelfth international Research in Music Education (RIME) conference, 6-9 April 2021. Royal College of Music, London. (Held online due to covid pandemic)
2021, April. Whittaker, A. and Fautley, M. The declining and unequal provision of Advanced Level music teaching and learning in English secondary schools. Presented at the twelfth international Research in Music Education (RIME) conference, 6-9 April 2021. Royal College of Music, London. (Held online due to covid pandemic)
2021, April. Fautley, M., Spruce, G., Kanellopoulos, P., Benedict, C., and Schmidt, P. Symposium: Music Teacher Preparation in Times of Crisis. Presented at the twelfth international Research in Music Education (RIME) conference, 6-9 April 2021. Royal College of Music, London. (Held online due to covid pandemic)
2021, May. Three key assessment terminologies and what is meant by them. Presented at the Eighth International Symposium on Assessment in Music Education (ISAME) conference, Hanover, Germany. (Held online due to covid pandemic)
2021, May. Daniel Johnson and Martin Fautley. Reflections on Music Education Practices in English Schools: An American Perspective on Underlying Policies. Presented at the Eighth International Symposium on Assessment in Music Education (ISAME) conference, Hanover, Germany. (Held online due to covid pandemic)
2021, May. Daniel Johnson, Martin Fautley, and Andreas Lehmann-Wermser. An International Comparison of Teaching vs. Learning: Questioning Three Fundamental Assumptions. Presented at the Eighth International Symposium on Assessment in Music Education (ISAME) conference, Hanover, Germany. (Held online due to covid pandemic)
Keynote addresses - National (UK)
2007: Assessment in music education. Regional Music Teachers’ Conference, Worcester
2008: Preparing Staff to teach for Creativity. National Creativity Conference: Café Royal, London
2009, June. Creativity – teaching and learning. ‘Creative Sensations’ conference, Barton-upon-Humber, Lincs.
2010, September. Assessment in KS3 Music Education. National Association of Music Educators Conference, Stone, Staffs.
2011, January. How Assessment Drives Subject Knowledge. Teacher Education Advancement Network (TEAN) conference, Cumbria University.
2011, January. Re-engagement with Assessment. Scottish Teachers CPD conference. University of the West of Scotland, Ayr.
2011, June. Assessment issues in Music Education. Regional teacher conference. Brighton Conference centre.
2012, July. Creativity, Assessment, and Educational Research. Midlands region post-92 Universities education conference (HEFCE funded). Birmingham City University.
2015, November. Assessing the impact of musical learning without levels. Leicester-Shire Music Education Conference, Beaumanor Hall.
2016, January. Issues with Assessment in National Curriculum Music. Herefordshire Music Hub teachers conference. Hereford Conference Centre.
2016, June. Developing the child as musician – the place and role of assessment. Berkshire Music Hub Conference. Reading University.
2016, September. Issues with Assessment in National Curriculum Music. Cumbria Music Hub conference, Rheged Conference Centre, Penrith.
2017, February. Assessment Beyond Levels. Greenwich Music Hub conference. Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London.
2017, June. Assessment in Music Education – What is going on? Essex Music Hub Conference. Chelmsford Civic Centre, Essex.
2017, June. Pedagogy and assessment: The place and role of assessment in music education. North West Midlands Music Hub Conference, Keele University.
2017, September. The place and role of assessment in music education. North West England Music Hubs Conference, Charnock Richard Conference Centre, Lancs.
2017, December. The place and role of assessment in music education Gloucester Music Hub Secondary Music Teachers Conference, Gloucester Academy of Music, Gloucester.
2018, April. Assessment in Music Education – Where are we now? Cheshire East Music Education Hub/Love Music Trust Music Teachers conference. Romero Conference Centre, Macclesfield.
2018, July. Assessment and learning in music education. Ealing Music Hub Conference. Bridge Conference Centre, Greenford, London.
2019, February. Current issues in music education. Birmingham Primary and Secondary Schools Music education conference. Midlands Arts Centre (MAC), Birmingham.
2020, September. Teaching, Learning, and Assessment in Music Education in Troubled Times Cumbria Music Hub Conference (Virtual keynote during Covid-19)
2021, April. Listen Imagine Compose: Composing for instrumental teachers. On-line (due to covid) presentation at Music Mark Summer Term Music Day, 20/4/21
2021, June. Music Education: Where are we now? BMEP (Birmingham Music Education Partnership) conference. (Virtual keynote during Covid-19)
Keynote Addresses – International:
2014, August. Santiago, Chile. “Seminario internacional de educación musical: Evaluar en Música ¿para qué?” Chile Ministry of Education conference, Crown Plaza Hotel, Santiago, Chile.
2016, November. Assessment in Music Education – Who is it for? 6th Annual Conference of the Society for Music Education in Ireland (SMEI). Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, The University of Limerick, Ireland. November 4-5th 2016.
2017, May. Curriculum, pedagogy and assessment in music education: challenges and possibilities. Associação portuguesa de educação musical, keynote presentation in Lisbon, Portugal. Metropolitana, Travessa da Galé, Junqueira, Lisboa.
2017, July. Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Music Education: Challenges and Possibilities Keynote presentation at Australian Society for Music Education (ASME), XXI National Conference, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. 13-15 July 2017
2018, March. Competences in Music Education – The place and role of assessment and evaluation. Keynote presentation at the 26th European Association for Music in Schools (EAS) Conference 14 - 17 March 2018 Jelgava, Latvia
2018, May. Assessment Issues in Music Education. Singapore: Presented at Singapore Teachers Academy for the Arts, STAR centre, Singapore.
2018, October. Assessment in Music Education. Keynote presentation atArbeitskreises für MusikpädagogischeForschung Conference, 5-7 October, Hochschule für Musik Würzburg, Germany.
2018, October. Assessment in Music Education – (And avoiding the mistakes made in England!). Keynote presentation at Post-Primary Music Teachers Association, Ireland, conference. Strand Conference Centre, Limerick, Ireland.
2018, December. Assessment Issues in Music Education (Evalueren in muziekeducatie). Public Lecture at LUCA School of Arts, Leuven, Belgium.
2019, February. Curriculum, pedagogy and assessment in higher music education: challenges and possibilities (Currículo, pedagogía y evaluación en la enseñanza superior musical: retos y posibilidades) Keynote presentation at the VII Simposio Internacional de Educación Musical Conference, Sección Departamental de Didáctica de la Expresión Musical de la Universidad de Granada, and Real Conservatorio Superior de Música “Victoria Eugenia” de Granada, Spain.
Papers and research presentations by invitation:
2003, June. Raising Achievement through the use of formative assessment: Regional Teacher Conference, Stoke-on-Trent.
2004, February. Teaching Composing?: Music Education: Research, Policy, Practice: Royal College of Music, London.
2006, November. Creative Learning: Exciting Minds Conference, G-Mex, Manchester.
2006, November. Baseline Assessment of composing competence: Specialist Schools Trust Music Specialisms Conference. Dartford.
2008, February. Music in Early Childhood Seminar: Invited Respondent. Royal College of Music.
2008, February. Fautley, M. & Hatcher, R. Dissemination of Creative Learning Projects in five Local Authorities. Creative Partnerships Research Presentation. Birmingham.
2010, November. Assessment issues at KS3. ‘The Creative Classroom’ conference, Beaumanor Hall, Leicestershire.
2011, October. Assessment issues in music education. IAPS conference, London.
2012, March. Current issues with National Curriculum assessment: lessons from school music education. Cambridge Assessment Network Seminar, Hughes Hall, Cambridge.
2012, July. Listen, Imagine, Compose – implications for practice. National Festival of Music for Youth. Birmingham Conservatoire.
2012, July. Listen, Imagine, Compose – implications for practice. Given as part of the new music 20X12 festival. Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank Centre, London.
2012, October. Listen Imagine Compose. Implications for arts organisations. Association of British Orchestras Conference, Wigmore Hall, London.
2012, December. Research and the Library: Doing and teaching research in education – thoughts and issues. Conference: ‘Squaring the Circle’ - Managing library provision in times of financial constraint. Birmingham City University.
2013, June. Pedagogy Partnership Exemplar: ‘Listen Imagine Compose’; Teaching composition at KS3 and 4. The Potential of Music-Progression and Pedagogy, UK association for Music Education: Music Mark Symposium. CBSO Centre, Birmingham
2014, January. Assessing without levels. International Musical Futures Conference, Brick Lane, London.
2014, February. Assessing without levels. Music Education Expo 2014, The Barbican, London.
2014, March. Assessment in music education. The Repertory Theatre, Birmingham. Birmingham Music Hub Conference.
2014, April. Listen, Imagine, Compose: Implications for Primary Schools. ‘Sound Partnerships’ conference, Roehampton University, London.
2014, May. Assessing without levels. Coventry City Hub Music Teachers.
2014, June. Assessing without levels in music education. Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester.
2014, June. Assessment – Taking things forwards. International Conference Centre, Birmingham. Birmingham Music Education Partnership.
2014, September. Assessing without levels in music education Solihull Teachers Centre.
2014, September. Assessing without levels: Some thoughts…Soundhub Conference, East Malling Conference Centre, Kent
2014, October. Progression and Assessment in Music Education. Arts Council England, Music hub relationship managers’ conference, Bloomsbury, London.
2014, November. Assessment in Classroom Music Education. Music Mark–The UK Association for Music Education Conference, Staverton Park Conference Centre, Northamptonshire.
2014, November. Daubney, A. and Fautley, M. Assessment in Music Education. Paul Hamlyn Foundation, London. A Teach Through Music inspire event.
2015, January. Assessment in Music Education. Bristol Music Hub Teachers’ conference “Bristol Plays Music”. Cresswell Theatre, Bristol Cathedral School.
2015, March. Assessment in Music Education. Warwickshire Music Teachers Conference, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire.
2015, June. Assessment after levels in music education. Manchester Metropolitan University. Greater Manchester Music Hub Secondary Music Teacher Conference.
2015, June. Daubney, A. and Fautley, M. Assessment in Music Education. Trinity Laban College of Music and Dance, Greenwich, London. A Teach Through Music inspire event. (Repeat of 11/14 event, by request)
2015, July. Secondary Assessment – Music Education. Lincolnshire Music Hub Conference. Lincoln showground.
2015, July. Fautley, M. and Daubney, A. Thoughts after the ‘Teach Through Music’ Inspire Event on Assessment in Music Education. Teach Through Music Conference. Trinity Laban College of Music and Dance, Greenwich, London.
2015, July. Teach Through Music – Interim Findings: What we now know. Teach Through Music Conference. Trinity Laban College of Music and Dance, Greenwich, London.
2015, July. Changes in Assessment procedures in English National Curriculum Music in the Secondary School - Issues for Attainment and Progression. Fifth Annual Education Research Conference: Birmingham City University
2015, September. Planning for, and assessing pupil musical progress. Snape Maltings, Suffolk. Music service conference.
2015, October. Assessment in Music Education. Tyneside and Durham Music Hubs. Langdale Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne.
2015, October. Assessment without levels in Music Education. Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith. Triborough Music Conference.
2015, November. Assessment in Music Education – The English Experience. Invited paper given at the Royal Dutch Conservatory, The Hague (Koninklijk Conservatorium, Den Haag) Netherlands.
2015, November. Listen, Imagine, Compose - a CPD offer. Music Mark–The UK Association for Music Education Conference, Staverton Park Conference Centre, Northamptonshire.
2015, November. Assessment in music education – some ways forward. Prince’s Trust, Prince’s Teaching Institute. Solihull
2015, November. Assessment in Music Education – Some thoughts on assessment without levels. Regional Music Teacher Conference. The Arts Centre, Netherton.
2015, November. Assessment in Music for Secondary Schools. Leicester-Shire Music Education Conference, Beaumanor Hall, Leics.
2016, April. Assessment in Music Education. Norfolk Secondary Music Teachers conference, Woodside Centre, Norwich.
2016, May. Daubney, A. and Fautley, M. Assessment in the Arts – challenges and possibilities inaugural Learning First conference, Sheffield Hallam University.
2016, June. Assessing Music Musically. Berkshire Music Hub Conference. Reading University.
2016, June. Assessment in Music Education – Some Thoughts. Lincolnshire Music Education Hub conference. Belton Woods Conference Centre, Grantham, Lincs.
2016, October. Assessment in music education: Some current issues. Invited presentation to the Royal Society: Assessing experimental science in 11–18 education: New research directions. The Wellcome Trust, London.
2016, October. Assessing Music Musically. Music Learning Revolution Conference. Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester.
2016, October. Assessment in music education: Current issues. Resonate Music Hub conference, Notre Dame conference centre, Liverpool.
2016, November. Assessment in music education: Current issues for Primary Schools. Coventry Performing Arts, Blue Sky Training Centre, Coventry.
2016, November. Changing Landscapes – Strengthening Relationships. Music Mark National Conference. Chesford Grange Conference Centre, Warwickshire.
2017, February. Curriculum Organisation in Secondary School Music. Birmingham Music Education Partnership Conference, International Conference Centre, Birmingham.
2017, February. Hetherington, S., Fautley, M., & Kinsella, V. Enabling music-making for those with physical disabilities. Music and Drama Education Expo, London Olympia. 9-10 February
2017, February. Fautley, M., & Daubney, A. A guide to progression, curriculum and assessment. Music and Drama Education Expo, London Olympia. 9-10 February
2017, April. Establishing International Principles for Assessment in Music Education. Panel presenter. The Sixth International Symposium on Assessment in Music Education, Birmingham City University.
2017, June. Pedagogy and Assessment: The place and role of assessment in music education. Prince’s Teaching Summer Institute, Homerton College, Cambridge.
2017, July. OHMI – our research so far. The One-Handed Musical Instrument Trust awards. Cecil Sharp House, London.
2017, July. Policy and assessment in lower secondary school music education – Don’t do what the English have!University of Melbourne Graduate School of Education, Arts Education Colloquium series, Melbourne, Australia.
2017, September. Sink or swim: research in a threatened field (Forsking i ein truga fagart) Volda University College Research Week (Forskningsdagene), Volda, Norway.
2017, September. Evans, N., Fautley, M., and Robinson, J. Young People, Composing and Contemporary Music. Public Seminar, Nordic Music Days, South Bank Centre, London.
2017, September. Evans, N., and Fautley, M. The Music Maze Approach. Seminar, Nordic Music Days, South Bank Centre, London.
2017, November. Fautley, M., Kinsella, V., and Whittaker, A. Whole Class Ensemble Teaching Research Report Music Mark National Conference. Chesford Grange Conference Centre, Warwickshire.
2018, January. Fautley, M., Kinsella, V. Creativity and Assessment – Getting it Right. Combined Birmingham and Solihull Music Education Hub Conference, Edgbaston, Birmingham.
2018, June. Pedagogy and Assessment in Music Education. Leicester-Shire Music Education Hub conference, Beaumont Leys, Leicester.
2018, June. What Progresses in Composing? Listen Imagine Compose day, CBSO centre, Birmingham.
2018, September: Kinsella, V., Fautley, M. & Gray, S. Musical Inclusion. Presentation for Services for Education, Birmingham. Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham.
2019, January. Supporting the Musical Teacher – The National Plan for Music Education and the National Curriculum. Joint Conference for Birmingham, Solihull, and Coventry Music Hubs. Edgbaston Cricket Ground.
2019, March. Fautley, M. & Daubney, A. Trials and tribulations-Curriculum, pedagogy and assessment in music education. Paper presentation at Music Education Expo, London, Olympia.
2019, April. Fautley, M. & Daubney, A. Trials and tribulations…Music education for all? Paper presentation at Incorporated Society of Musicians ‘Member Day’, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.
2019, May. Kinsella, V., Fautley, M., & Whittaker, A. Exchanging Notes: Research Presentation Exchanging Notes research launch conference, BCU.
2019, September. Assessing the unknown in music education. Presentation at: Music teacher education for the future (FUTURED) Seminar, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (Høgskulen på Vestlandet), Bergen, Norway.
2019, September. Composing – Assess to Progress. Paper presentation at Creative learning processes in music symposium, Volda University College, Norway.
2019, October. Issues with the recruitment and retention of secondary music teachers. Westminster Education Forum, Congress Centre, Bloomsbury, London.
2019, October. Curriculum and Music Education. Norfolk Music Hub Conference, the Assembly Room, Norwich.
2019, November. Johnson, D., and Fautley, M. Perspectives in Music Education: An International Music Seminar. B-MERG Seminar, Birmingham City University.
2020, March. Valuing music knowledge in English School Curriculum and Assessment systems. Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Public Research Seminar
2020, May. Theoretical Framework for FuturEd (the future of music teacher education): Using Activity Theory. Virtual presentation for FuturEd Seminar May 2020 (during lockdown), hosted by Western Norway University of Applied Sciences
2021, April. Assessment and composing music in school education. On-line (due to covid) ‘Make Music Matter’ conference, Linnaeus University, Småland, Sweden.
2021, May. Creativity and Composing. Presentation at Listen Imagine Compose on-line CPD session for classroom music teachers.
2021, June. The place of music education in a crowded school curriculum. Research in Teacher Education Journal 10th Anniversary conference. University of East London. On-line (due to covid)
Peer reviewed articles and papers:
2004: Teacher intervention strategies in the composing processes of lower secondary school students: International Journal of Music Education Vol 22(3) pp 201-218
2004: O Fortuna: Creativity in English music education considered from a post-modernist perspective. Music Education Research Vol. 6 (3) November 2004 pp 343-347
2005: A new model of the group composing process of lower secondary school students. Music Education Research 7(1): 39 - 57.
2005: Baseline assessment of pupil composing at Key Stage 3: an investigation. British Journal of Music Education. 2005 22(2), 155–166
2008: Fautley, M. & Savage, J. 'Assessment of Composing at Key Stages 3 and 4 in English Secondary Schools'. Birmingham, Birmingham City University.
2011: Fautley, M. & Savage, J. Assessment of composing in the lower secondary school in the English National Curriculum. British Journal of Music Education 28:1, 51–67
2011:Savage, J. & Fautley, M. The Organisation and Assessment of Composing at Key Stage 4 in English Secondary Schools. British Journal of Music Education 28:2, 135-157
2012: Assessment issues within National Curriculum music in the lower secondary school in England. IN Timothy S. Brophy and Andreas Lehmann-Wermser (Editors). Proceedings of The Third International Symposium on Assessment in Music Education. GIA Publications, Chicago IL. pp153-164
2013: The potential of audio and video for formative assessment purposes in music education in the lower secondary school in England: Issues arising from a small-scale study of trainee music teachers’, Journal of Music, Technology & Education 6: 1, pp. 29–42
2017: Daniel Johnson & Martin Fautley: Assessment of whole-class instrumental music learning in England and the United States of America: an international comparative study, Education 3-13, 45,6, pp701–709. DOI: 10.1080/03004279.2017.1347131
2017: The place of music education in a crowded school curriculum. Research in Teacher Education Journal, 7:2, pp. 34-37
2018: Johnson, D., and Fautley, M. Investigating the Influence of International Contexts on Assessment Terminology in American and English Music Education Systems. IN Proceedings of The Sixth International Symposium on Assessment in Music Education. Ed Brophy, T. and Fautley, M. GIA Publications, Chicago IL. pp205-213
2018: The implications of evaluation and educational policy reforms on English Secondary School Music Education. Arts Education Policy Review. doi.org/10.1080/10632913.2018.1532369
2019: Fautley, M. and Daubney, A. The Whole Class Ensemble Tuition programme in English Schools – a Brief Introduction. British Journal of Music Education 36,3 pp223-228 doi:10.1017/S0265051719000330
2019: Fautley, M., Kinsella, V. and Whittaker, A. Models of teaching and learning identified in Whole Class Ensemble Tuition. British Journal of Music Education 36,3 pp243-252 doi:10.1017/S0265051719000354
2020: Training music teachers in England – what is the music that is being taught in secondary schools? An opinion piece. Revista Electrónica de LEEME (Electronic Journal of Music in Education, Spain). No 46, pp262-276 DOI: 10.7203/LEEME.46.18021
2021: The place of music education in a crowded school curriculum. Updated version of 2017 paper (above) with new postscript. Research in Teacher Education Journal (10th Anniversary edition) 11,1 pp68-72
Other articles and papers:
2006: Composing as Developmental Activity NAME Magazine, Matlock: NAME (National Association of Music Educators) Issue 19
2007: Formative Assessment of Composing at KS3. Published online, but removed at change of Government, now available from: http://bit.ly/1tlX9gF
2007: Lost in Translation: The Changed Language of Assessment in Music Education. NAME Magazine 6(21) 2-4. Summer 2007
2008: Online guidance for Assessment for Learning in the new National Curriculum for Music – published online, but removed at change of Government
2008: Assessment in Music Education – Questions and Answers. NAME Information Bulletin 1/08. Matlock: NAME. Available from bit.ly/1pijiPj
2008: Assessment for Learning and Teacher Education. Published online, but removed at change of Government, now available from: http://drfautley.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/fautley_afl_mmwebsite.pdf
2009: The impact of the new National Curriculum on music at KS3 IN Classroom Music, Spring.
2009: The Misunderstanding of assessment at Key Stage 3. NAME Magazine 28. Winter 2009
2010: Embedding creativity across the curriculum. Curriculum Management Update, September
2010: Assessment and School Music NAME Magazine Issue 31 (Autumn 2010): 5-7
2012: Assessment in Classroom Music IN Music Teacher, March 2012, pp 40-41
2012: Music Education Hubs and CPD IN NAME magazine July 2012 pp 6-8
2012: Listen Imagine Compose: Embedding creative composing in the secondary school curriculum – The research IN NAME magazine issue 37, Autumn 2012 pp 14-16
2013: Wider Opportunities Research Music Teacher April 2013 p 38
2014: Assessing without levels in Music Education: Music Mark Magazine Issue 4, Spring 2014. pp 22-24. Available on-line at http://www.musicmark.org.uk/members/magazine-features/assessing-without-levels-ks3-music-–-martin-fautley
2014: Daubney, A. & Fautley, M. The National Curriculum for Music: An assessment and progression framework. London, Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM). Available at http://www.ism.org/images/uploads/files/ISM_The_National_Curriculum_for_Music.pdf Revised 2nd edition, 2019, below
2015: Johnson, D. and Fautley, M. An International and Developmental Comparison of Assessment Practices in the United States and England American National Association for Music Education (NAfME) Assessment Special Research Interest Group Newsletter, Summer Issue.
2015: Fautley, M. and Daubney, A. A Framework for Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Key Stage 3 Music. London, Incorporated Society of Musicians. Available at http://www.ism.org/images/uploads/files/ISM_The_National_Curriculum_for_Music_Stage3_2015_vFinal_WEB.pdfRevised 2nd edition, 2019, below
2015: Devaney, K. and Fautley, M (With introduction by Judith Weir, Master of the Queen’s Music). Music A level Assessment of Composing – Research into teacher attitudes. Available at: http://issuu.com/ismmusicjournal/docs/a_level_assessment_of_composingwith/1?e=1170277/31556036
2016: Assessment and Coffee! Music Mark Newsletter, February 2016. pp1-3
2016: What is KS3 Music Education for? Guest editorial for teachtalk music website. Available at http://bit.ly/2cmTVK1
2018: March. Fautley, M., Whittaker, A. and Kinsella, V. The Benefits of Whole Class Ensemble Tuition In KS2. Teachwire Primary. Available at https://www.teachwire.net/news/the-benefits-of-whole-class-ensemble-tuition-in-ks2
2018: Listening for the Learner’s Pulse? Singapore Teachers Star Post, July 2018 Issue. pp4-9. Available from https://view.joomag.com/star-post-music-july-2018-star-post-music-july-2018/0003008001530501610?short
2018: What is Music Education for? Independent Schools Association Journal. Issue 18, October 2018. pp13-14. Available at www.barleyhouse.agency/magazines/isa_journal_issue18.html
2019: Curriculum Planning and Classroom Music Primary Music Magazine, Issue 3.1 Spring, 2019. Available at https://issuu.com/primarymusicmagazine/docs/primary_music_magazine_issue_3.1_fe
2019: Daubney, A. & Fautley, M. The National Curriculum for Music: An assessment and progression framework. Revised 2nd edition. London, Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM). Available at https://www.ism.org/nationalcurriculum
2019: Fautley, M. and Daubney, A. A Framework for Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Key Stage 3 Music. Revised 2nd edition. London, Incorporated Society of Musicians. Available at https://www.ism.org/nationalcurriculum
2019: Fautley, M. and Daubney, A. Curriculum and assessment in music education - the research context. London, Incorporated Society of Musicians. Available at: https://www.ism.org/advice/assessment-in-music-education-the-research-context-2019
2020: Daubney, A. and Fautley, M. Music education in a time of pandemic. British Journal of Music Education 37,2 pp107–114 doi:10.1017/S0265051720000133
2020: Back to school 2020 – what’s different? ISM Journal (Incorporated Society of Musicians) September/October 2020, p11-12
2021: Repertoire: Cultural Keyboard Warriors versus Music Teachers. Primary Music Magazine, Issue 5.1, Spring 2021. Pp12-17 Available at https://issuu.com/primarymusicmagazine/docs/primary_music_magazine_5.1_spring_2021
2021: Daubney, A. and Fautley, M. U-turns in the fog: the unfolding story of the impact of COVID-19 on music education in England and the UK. British Journal of Music Education 38,1 pp 3-12. doi:10.1017/S0265051721000048
2021: Whittaker, A. and Fautley, M. A-level music decline and disadvantage attainment gaps. Birmingham, Birmingham City University. Available at https://bcuassets.blob.core.windows.net/docs/a-level-report-290621-pdf-132695100641559063.pdf
2021: Whittaker, A., Fautley, M. A Level Music: going, going, gone? Music Teacher Magazine, July, 2021, pp22-24
Publications - Chapters in edited books:
1999: The Composing Labyrinth: Pupil Composing in the Secondary School. Stoke: Trentham Books
2002: Assessment: From Literature to Practice in Harris and Paterson (Eds) IN How Are You Doing? Learning And Assessment In Music. Matlock: NAME
2006: Assessment and the Musically Talented (pp80-88) and Creativity and Learning Styles (pp 101-114) IN Savage, J (2006) Meeting the needs of your most able pupils – MUSIC. London: David Fulton.
2009: Assessment for learning in music IN Evans, J. & Philpott, C. (Eds) A Practical Guide to Teaching Music in the Secondary School. Abingdon, Routledge
2009: Assessment and Musical Development IN Coll, H. and Lamont, A. (Eds) Sound Progress – Exploring Musical Development. Matlock: NAME publications
2011: Developing musical leadership IN Savage, J. and Price, J. (eds) Teaching Secondary Music. London, Sage
2012: Fautley, M & Colwell, R. Assessment in the Secondary School Classroom. IN Welch, G. and McPherson, G. (Eds) Oxford Handbook of Music Education pp 478-494 New York, Oxford University Press. (See also Revised 2nd edition: 2018 below)
2014: Assessment of composing in higher music education: Purposes and practices. IN Burnard, P. (Ed), Developing Creativities in Higher Music Education: International perspectives and practices. pp199-210 Abingdon, Routledge
2015:Burnard, P., and Fautley, M. Assessing Diverse Creativities in Music: A Spectrum of Challenges, Possibilities, and Practices. IN The Routledge International Handbook of the Arts and Education. Edited by Mike Fleming, Liora Bresler and John O’Toole. pp254-267Abingdon, Routledge
2015: Music Education Assessment and Social Justice: Resisting Hegemony Through Formative Assessment IN Cathy Benedict, Patrick Schmidt, Gary Spruce & Paul Woodford (Eds) The Oxford Handbook of Social Justice and Music Education pp513-524 Oxford University Press, New York
2015:Fautley, M. & Kinsella, V. Bloom’s Taxonomy and higher order thinking. IN Natassa Economidou Stavrou & Mary Stakelum (Eds) Every Learner Counts: Democracy and Inclusion in Music Education. pp111-123. Volume 4 of European Perspectives on Music Education. Helbling Verlag, Innsbruck, Austria
2016: Savage, J. and Fautley, M. Assessment processes and digital technologies IN King, A., and Himonides E., (Eds) Music, Technology & Education: Critical Perspectives. pp211-224. Farnham, Ashgate
2016:Kinsella, V. and Fautley, M. The use of Activity Theory as an analytical tool for the music learning process. IN Bugos, J. (Ed.) Contemporary Research in Music Education. pp 26-38 Routledge, New York
2017: Policy and the Question of Assessment IN Schmidt, P. and Colwell, R. (Eds) Policy and the Political Life of Music EducationOxford University Press, New York pp 85-103
2017:Axtell, I., Fautley, M. & Davey Nicklin, K. Popular music meta-pedagogy in music Teacher education IN Dylan Smith, G., Moir, Z., Brenna, M., Rambarran, S. and Kirkman, P. (Eds) The Routledge Research Companion to Popular Music Education. Routledge, Abingdon. pp 357-368
2017: The location of creativity in curriculum and assessment in the lower secondary school in England IN Mary Stakelum & Ruta Girdzijauskiene (Eds) Creativity and Innovation, Volume 7 of European Perspectives on Music Education. Helbling Verlag, Innsbruck, Austria. pp 71-83
2018: Kinsella, V., Fautley, M., Evans, N. Musician-Teacher collaborations in composing contemporary music in secondary schools IN Ailbhe Kenny, and Catherina Christophersen (Eds). Musician-Teacher Collaborations: Altering the Chord. pp180-192 New York, Routledge
2018: Assessing Creativity in English School Music Education – A Case of Mistaken Identity? In: Leon de Bruin, Susan Davis, Pamela Burnard (Eds). Creativities in Arts Education, Research and Practice: Global Perspectives for the future of learning and teaching Rotterdam NL, Sense Publishers pp 173-188
2018: Fautley, M & Colwell, R. Assessment in the Secondary School Classroom (Revised 2nd edition.) IN McPherson, G., and Welch, G. (Eds) Music Learning and Teaching in Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence: An Oxford Handbook of Music Education, Volume 2 (Oxford Handbooks) New York, Oxford University Press pp 257-276
2019:Assessment Policy and Practice in Secondary Schools in the English National Curriculum. IN T. S. Brophy (Ed.), Oxford handbook of assessment practice and policy in music education.New York: Oxford University Press. pp219-232
2019: The Assessment of Classroom Music in the Lower Secondary School: The English Experience. IN David J. Elliott, Marissa Silverman, Gary E. McPherson (Eds) The Oxford Handbook of Philosophical and Qualitative Perspectives on Assessment in Music Education. New York: Oxford University Press. pp 395-409
2019: Kinsella, V., & Fautley, M., Partnership work in music education for children with disabilities – an English case study. IN GRÜNEIS, Lisa (Ed) European Perspectives on Music Education - Joint (AD)venture music Helbling Verlag, Innsbruck, Austria. pp69-81
2021:Kinsella, V., Fautley, M., Giving value to musical creativity IN Creative and Critical Projects in Classroom Music - Fifty Years of Sound and Silence, John Finney, Chris Philpott, Gary Spruce (Eds). Abingdon, Routledge
2021: Curriculum and Assessment in the Secondary School in England – the Sociology of Musical Status INRoutledge Handbook to Sociology of Music Education. Eds Ruth Wright, Geir Johansen, Panagiotis Kanellopoulos, and Patrick Schmidt. Abingdon, Routledge. pp275-287
2021: Music Education in England as a Political Act: Reflections on a Craft under pressure. IN Music education as craft - reframing theories and practices. IN Kari Holdhus, Regina Murphy, Magne Espeland, (Eds). Cham, Switzerland, Springer pp51-62
Publications - Books:
2007: Fautley, M. & Savage, J. Creativity in Secondary Education, Exeter, Learning Matters.
2008: Fautley, M. & Savage, J. Assessment for Learning and Teaching in Secondary Schools, Exeter, Learning Matters.
2010: Fautley, M. Assessment in Music Education, Oxford, Oxford University Press
2010: Fautley, M. & Savage, J. Secondary Education Reflective Reader Exeter, Learning Matters.
2011: Fautley, M. & Savage, J. Cross-Curricular Teaching and Learning in the Secondary School – The Arts London, Routledge
2011: Fautley, M., Hatcher, R., Millard, E.: Remaking the Curriculum: Re-engaging Young People in Secondary School. Stoke-on-Trent, Trentham Books
2013: Savage, J. & Fautley, M. An A-Z of Teaching. Maidenhead, Open University Press – McGraw Hill
2013:Fautley, M. & Savage, J. Lesson Planning for Effective Learning. Maidenhead Open University Press – McGraw Hill
2017:Kinsella, V., & Fautley, M. Creativity: Getting it Right in a Week. St Albans, Critical Publishing
2017:Fautley, M. & Daubney, A. Assessment: Getting it Right in a Week. St Albans, Critical Publishing
Edited book:
2018:Brophy, T.S. & Fautley, M. (Eds) Proceedings of The Sixth International Symposium on Assessment in Music Education. GIA Publications, Chicago IL.
Publications - Other:
2018: Kinsella, V., Fautley, M., and Gray, S. Musical Inclusion. Birmingham, Services for Education & Birmingham City University. Available at:https://servicesforeducation.co.uk/files/SFE_Inclusion_booklet.pdf
2020: Contributor to Music Mark 10 Things Schools Should Know About Music London, Music Mark