Dr Jo Saunders is Lecturer in Music Education at the Institute of Education, University of London. She is the coordinating researcher for various strands of the research evaluation of the UK Government's National Singing Programme Sing Up (2007-2011) including 'Pupil attitudes to singing: transition into secondary school settings' (2011-2012). Other current research projects include the European Concert Hall Organisation (ECHO) Benchmark study of Education, Learning and Participation, Every Child a Musician (ECaM) in partnership with Newham Borough Council research evaluation, New London Orchestra (NLO) Literacy through Music research evaluation and Communities of Music Education (CoME) in collaboration with Youth Music. Jo read Music and Education (BA Hons, First class) at Homerton College, University of Cambridge before completing a PGCE in Music, also at Homerton. She was awarded a studentship (1+3) by the ESRC to complete both her MPhil in Educational Research (Wolfson College, University of Cambridge) and PhD (Institute of Education, University of London). Her doctoral studies focused on the adolescent experience of the music classroom, including the formation and reformation of musical identities and engagement with the learning process. Jo has presented at national and international conferences and published in academic and professional journals. She has authored and co-authored a number of book chapters. Jo has also worked as an instrumental teacher (flute, saxophone and clarinet) as well as a music teacher in secondary schools in Cambridge and Suffolk.

special interests...

Musical development in childhood, learning and teaching music in the classroom context, learning and engagement with music in non-formal settings, the effective use of singing in Primary classrooms, musical identity in adolescence, musical engagement, disengagement and disaffection.

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