The origins and foundations of music education : cross-cultural historical studies of music in compulsary schooling / edited by Gordon Cox and Robin Stevens.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cox, Gordon, 1942-

Stevens, Robin Sydney.

Series:

Continuum Studies in Educational Research

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--Instruction and study.

Music.

Music--Instruction and study--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This landmark collection will explore the origins and foundations of music education across five continents. The introduction of music as a compulsory subject in schools is of unique significance for music educationists and researchers. However, their shared knowledge of this phenomenon is fragmentary and there is consequently a need for more comprehensive documentation and analysis of the foundational aspect of school music from a variety of international perspectives. Origins and Foundations of Music Education considers the following key issues:. · the inclusion of music as part of the compu

Contents:

Contents; List of Figures and Tables; List of Contributors; Foreword; International Society for Music Education; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Part 1: Europe; Part 2: The Americas; Part 3: Africa and Asia-Pacific; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-4725-4508-7

1-282-55201-5

9786612552014

1-4411-6709-9

OCLC:

649473769