Teaching is complex dynamic and constantly changing. So-called checklists for lesson
observation are therefore not always helpful for instrumental and vocal teachers. Volume 5 of
the Grazer Studies for Instrumental and Vocal Pedagogy conveys four areas of competencies in a
playful and artistically designed card Set which is intended to stimulate a scientifically
based exchange about the quality of instrumental teaching and learning. In the context of music
(high) schools the cards offer concrete entry points and imaginative ways to reflect on the
complex overlapping competencies associated with teaching and learning music and observing and
developing instrumental and vocal teaching.
