Personal profile
Research interests
My two main research interests are:
Music Education
My doctoral study involved the creation of a conceptual model of classroom music teachers’ beliefs about how their pupils learn and the ultimate aims of the subject. I then used the conceptual model to draw together and develop existing theories of learning in music.
How New Teachers Learn
My research around the Cardiff Partnership’s research-informed clinical practice model includes a collaborative project examining how student teachers learn in the context of Wales’s Professional Standards for Teaching and Leadership. I have also participated in a systematic literature review of dialogic mentoring techniques with colleagues from the universities of Oxford and Bangor.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, A study of Key Stage 3 Music Teachers’ Pedagogic Beliefs in the Context of a New Curriculum for Wales, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Oct 2018 → Mar 2023
Award Date: 3 Mar 2023
PGCE Secondary Music, University of Wales Institute Cardiff (UWIC)
1 Sept 2004 → 30 Jun 2005
Award Date: 30 Jun 2005
Master, MA Performance Studies (Organ), Cardiff University
Sept 2001 → Sept 2002
Award Date: 13 Sept 2002
Bachelor, BMus (hons), Cardiff University
1 Sept 1998 → 30 Jun 2001
Award Date: 30 Jul 2001
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 4 Quality Education
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Forty years of the General Certificate of Secondary Education: Analysing the role of the performing–composing–appraising examination structure in secondary music education in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland
Beauchamp, G., Breeze, T., John, V. & MacGregor, E., Jan 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: British Journal of Music Education.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Moving away from the habitus? Narrative accounts from classically trained student secondary school music teachers in Wales
John, V., Beauchamp, G., Davies, D. & Breeze, T., 26 Jan 2026, In: British Journal of Music Education. p. 1-14 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A National Plan for Music Education: A comparative “What’s the Problem Represented to Be?” analysis across England and Wales
MacGregor, E., Breeze, T. & John, V., 2 Aug 2025, In: Arts Education Policy Review. p. 1-15 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Are we nearly there yet? 25 years of initial teacher education policy in Wales
Mutton, T. & Breeze, T., Nov 2025, Twenty five years of devolved education in Wales. Davies, A. & Beauchamp, G. (eds.). Cardiff: University of Wales Press, p. 102-120Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Holistic, aspirational professional standards as a boundary object between communities of practice for pre-service teachers
Breeze, T., O'Dubhchair, E. & Dafydd, S., 11 Mar 2025, In: Oxford Review of Education. p. 1-19 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
- 1 Publication Peer-review
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Research Studies in Music Education (Journal)
Breeze, T. (Reviewer)
Dec 2024 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication Peer-review