John Finney Author & Editor

John Finney is a Senior Lecturer in Music Education in the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, with responsibility for the education and training of secondary school music teachers. Prior to this, John taught music in secondary schools in Southall, Worcester and Basingstoke. He is most interested in finding ways of improving the quality of classroom musical experience for both students and teachers; this he relates to the interactions between public policy and classroom practice. Current research investigates the musical and professional lives of secondary school music teachers.