TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cox, Gordon,
AU  - Stevens, Robin Sydney.
TI  - The origins and foundations of music education: cross-cultural historical studies of music in compulsory schooling 
SN  - 9781847062079
AV  - MT 2  .Or46 2010
PY  - 2010///
CY  - London
PB  - Continuum
KW  - Music
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index;  Argentina : from 'música vocal' to 'educación artística : música' / Ana Lucía Frega, with Alicia de Couve and Claudia dal Pino;  China : socio-political constructions of school music / Wai-Chung Ho;  Cuba : music education and revolution / Lisa M. Lorenzino -- Africa and Asia-Pacific. Australia : recurring problems and unresolved issues / Robin Stevens and Jane Southcott;  France : an uncertain and unequal combat / François Madurell;  Germany : educational goals, curricular structure, political principles / Wilfried Gruhn;  Ireland : curriculum development in troubled times / Marie McCarthy;  Japan : music as a tool for moral education? / Masafumi Ogawa;  Norway : educational progress or stasis on the outskirts of Europe? / Fred Ola Bjørnstad and Magne Espeland;  South Africa : indigenous roots, cultural imposition and an uncertain future / Robin Stevens and Eric Akrofi;  Spain : a journey from a nominal towards a universally implemented curriculum / Gabriel Rusinek and Susana Sarfson -- The Americas. Canada : diverse developments across the decades / Nancy Vogan;  United States of America : reflections on the development and effectiveness of compulsory music education / Jere T. Humphreys; Europe. Britain : towards 'a long overdue Renaissance'? / Gordon Cox
N2  -  and, the experiences of pupils experiencing this musical education. Contributors have carefully selected to represent countries which have incorporated music into compulsory schooling for a variety of differing reasons giving a diverse collection which will guide future actions and policy. www.alibris.com;  teaching methods;  the aims, objectives and content of the music curriculum as a compulsory subject;  the provision and training of teachers of music; 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 compulsory school curriculum in the context of the historical and political landscape
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