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a new philosophy of music education

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An edition of Music matters (1995)

Music matters

a new philosophy of music education

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What is music? Does music deserve a place in general education? If so, why? And what should be taught? And how? This text builds new answers to these questions through a wide-ranging examination of music as a diverse human practice. The result is a ground-breaking philosophy of music education that provides critically reasoned perspectives on the nature and significance of performing, listening, musicianship, multiculturalism, creativity, consciousness, curriculum development, and more.

Organized in three parts, Music Matters is exceptional for the attention it pays to many aspects of music and education that previous music education doctrine either misses or ignores altogether. Part I probes past and present relationships between philosophy and music education. Part II builds a philosophy of music education based on a new way of thinking about the nature and value of music. Part III proposes a new concept of music curriculum development for music teaching and learning.

Following an incisive critique of past thinking, this important text develops a multidimensional concept of music that explains why music making and listening are unique forms of thinking and unique sources of the most important kinds of knowing that human beings can gain.

In a richly detailed narrative that examines a wealth of recent philosophical and psychological research, the author constructs a compelling philosophical foundation that allows teachers to affirm to themselves and others that music deserves a central place in the education of all people. Among the many working ideas of this new philosophy is a distinctive concept of "curriculum-as-practicum" that explains how music educators can fulfill their educational mandate.

The author constructs a new concept of music education, one designed to stimulate, guide, and support the efforts of pre-service and practicing music teachers as they tackle the many theoretical and practical issues involved in music education. He provides rigorous reflections on the "why, what, and how" of music teaching and learning that serve as catalysts for critical thinking and individual-philosophy building.

Through cogent and comprehensive discussions, Music Matters argues convincingly that music is one of the most vital, dynamic, and practical pursuits in the human repertoire and, therefore, fundamental to the full development of the individual and collective self.

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English
Pages
380

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Music matters: a new philosophy of music education
1995, Oxford University Press
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-361) and indexes.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
780/.7
Library of Congress
MT1 .E435 1995, MT1.E435 1995

The Physical Object

Pagination
xv, 380 p. :
Number of pages
380

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL1080339M
Internet Archive
musicmattersnewp0000elli
ISBN 10
019509171X
LCCN
94003815
OCLC/WorldCat
30036188
Library Thing
1054662
Goodreads
255084

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