October 2023
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The Flipped Classroom has been widely used to enrich teaching practices with digital tools at all levels of education, underlining the enhancement of students' learning implications and experiences. According to this blended learning teaching approach, a video or any other digital material is posted on a platform (Learning Management System) before the lesson. Students study the material in their time (pre-class phase), and in the class (in-class phase), queries are answered, and clarifications are given. Consequently, the majority of teaching time connects theory and practice and contains more creative and collaborative activities. Thus, students achieve learning outcomes that belong to lower Bloom taxonomy levels in pre-class, and during the in-class phase, they achieve learning outcomes such as applying, analysing, evaluating, and creating (higher levels). This symposium proposes implementations of the inverted classroom in Primary and Secondary Education in Greece and answers the following questions: a) Is the music lessons' content suitable for the flipped classroom application? b) What are the obstacles and limitations of this approach? c) To what extent does music instruction in class focus on the higher levels of Bloom's Taxonomy? d) How do pupils/students respond? Music teachers filled out an observation form based on the four pillars of the flipped classroom and reflective diaries and participated in semi-structured interviews before and after the implementation. As a result, the flipped classroom can be applied in Music lessons, demonstrating pupils/students' active participation; however, watching the educational material during the pre-class phase is very beneficial. In addition, it offers efficient time for music educators to deepen on various issues and include more creative activities in their lessons, which are based on analysis, creation, and evaluation. At the same time, it enhances students' interests and preferences and promotes participation and involvement in their learning process.