Abstract :
Research has shown that undergraduate disciplinary study provides new teachers with
knowledge schemas derived from their discipline. The key question considered in this
article is: what existing disciplinary knowledge do pre-service music teachers call upon to
construct their schemas of global education? This is a critical question as global education
is introduced to a range of national curriculums. Further, this article investigates ways music
disciplinary schemas connect with knowledge, skills and values for pre-service teachers
of high school music, and how this influences their approach, understanding and future
teaching of global education. The conclusion is that global education, with its knowledge,
skills and attitudes, pervades all school subjects and that teaching music incorporates global
knowledge, skills and attitudes in quite specific ways.
