What's So Important About Music Education?

Author:   J. Scott Goble
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Volume:   v. 32
ISBN:  

9780415800549


Pages:   352
Publication Date:   18 February 2010
Format:   Hardback
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What's So Important About Music Education? addresses the history of rationales provided for music education in the United States. J. Scott Goble explains how certain factors stemming from the nation's constitutional separation of church and state, its embrace of democracy and capitalism, and the rise of recording, broadcast, and computer technologies have brought about changes in the ways music teachers and concerned others have conceptualized music and its importance in education. In demonstrating how many of the personal and societal benefits of musical engagement have come to be obscured in the nation's increasingly diverse public forum, Goble also argues for the importance of musical engagement in human life and for the importance of music in education. The book concludes with recommendations for teaching the musical practices of the nation's constituent cultural communities in schools in terms of their respective cultural meanings.

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Author:   J. Scott Goble
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Volume:   v. 32
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.810kg
ISBN:  

9780415800549


ISBN 10:   0415800544
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   18 February 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

"1. Music as an Academic Subject in the Public Schools of the United States: An Inherent Cultural Tension 2. ""Culture,"" ""Worldview,"" and Pragmatism: The Philosophy and Semiotic of Charles Sanders Peirce 3. A Pragmatic Conception of Musical Practices: ""Music"" as a Sign of Worldview 4. Conceptions of Music in the United States 5. A Brief Historical Survey of Concepts of Music in Music Education in the United States 6. Community, Autonomy, and Music Education in the Postmodern United States: Summary and Recommendations"

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What's So Important About Music Education? is a thoroughly engaging, insightful, and detailed exploration of the history, philosophy, and significance of music education ...this is unquestionably a valuable book that every serious music student, teacher, and school administrator should read. Goble has assembled and discussed a truly vast and impressive amount of information, combined and synthesized it in a thoughtful and convincing manner, and presented the reader with new educational goals that are truly admirable and inspiring. --Teachers College Record Goble provides a philosophical, historical, pragmatic study of the public school music curriculum as it relates to the new diverse student population...This resource gives readers a perspective on the development of past curricula and provides them with guidance going forward...Recommended [for] graduate students, researchers, and professionals. --CHOICE


What's So Important About Music Education? is a thoroughly engaging, insightful, and detailed exploration of the history, philosophy, and significance of music education ...this is unquestionably a valuable book that every serious music student, teacher, and school administrator should read. Goble has assembled and discussed a truly vast and impressive amount of information, combined and synthesized it in a thoughtful and convincing manner, and presented the reader with new educational goals that are truly admirable and inspiring. --Teachers College Record Goble provides a philosophical, historical, pragmatic study of the public school music curriculum as it relates to the new diverse student population...This resource gives readers a perspective on the development of past curricula and provides them with guidance going forward...Recommended [for] graduate students, researchers, and professionals. --CHOICE


Author Information

J. Scott Goble is a musician, teacher, scholar, and conductor who has presented lectures, classes, and workshops and conducted choirs and orchestras throughout North America. He is Associate Professor of Music Education at the University of British Columbia.

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