Male Voices [electronic resource] : Stories of Boys Learning Through Making Music

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harrison, Scott.

Contributor:

Harrison, Scott D, Contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music.

Music--Instruction and study--Australia.

Gender identity in music--Attitudes--Australia.

Gender identity in music.

Boys--Australia.

Boys.

Masculinity.

Local Subjects:

Music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (194 p.)

Other Title:

Male Voices: Stories of Boys Learning through Making Music

Place of Publication:

Camberwell : Australian Council for Educational Research, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Male Voices describes a diverse group of Australian boys and men actively engaging in making music. The book discusses how these males may need to overcome societal resistance and stereotypical images to pursue music but, when they achieve this, music makes a powerful, joyful difference to their lives.

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Foreword; Contents; Figures; Acknowledgements; Source acknowledgements; About the authors; Introduction; 1 Aussie blokes and music'; 2 'Without music I'd just be another kid': Boys and the choral experience; 3 A boy's music ecosystem; 4 Music making in adolescence and beyond; 5 The singing classroom: Singing in classroom music and its potential to transform school culture; 6 Sharing music with Indigenous Australian boys; 7 'Girls and boys come out to play': My journey in gender and education

8 Talking technology: Boys engaging in music in single-sex and co-educational environments9 Boys in a small rural school: Developing a culture of confidence and success; 10 Singing throughout life at Melbourne High School; 11 The Birralee Blokes; 12 The Ten Tenors: Mateship through music; Back cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4416-1726-4

OCLC:

430960304