The Origins and Foundations of Music Education

The Origins and Foundations of Music Education

Title: The Origins and Foundations of Music Education
Author: Gordon Cox & Robin Stevens
Release: 2011-11-03
Kind: ebook
Genre: Education, Books, Professional & Technical
Size: 1776853
This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com.

This landmark collection explores the origins and foundations of music education across five continents and considers:
the inclusion of music as part of the compulsory school curriculum in the context of the historical and political landscape
the aims, objectives and content of the music curriculum
teaching methods
the provision and training of teachers of music
the experiences of pupils

Contributors have been 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.

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