What's so important about music education? / J. Scott Goble.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goble, J. Scott.

Series:

Routledge research in education ; 32.

Routledge research in education ; 32

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--Instruction and study--United States--Philosophy.

Music.

Music--Instruction and study--United States--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What's So Important About Music Education? presents a new philosophy of music education for the United States, rooted in history and current perspectives from ethnomusicology. J. Scott Goble explores the societal effects of the nation's foundations in democracy and capitalism, the constitutional separation of church and state, and the rise of recording, broadcast, and computer technologies. He shows how these and other factors have brought about changes in the ways music teachers and concerned others have conceptualized music and its importance in education. In demonstrating how ma

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Acknowledgments; 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; Notes

ReferencesIndex

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-136-98815-7

1-136-98816-5

1-282-56972-4

9786612569722

0-203-85322-9

9780203853221

OCLC:

609431274