“Handbooks I and II provided an unparalleled overview of the research base of our profession. The MENC Handbook of Research on Music Learning complements them superbly. It seeks especially to help fill the gaps between theory, research, and practice. The good news is that it succeeds admirably. There is simply nothing comparable. The bad news? There isn’t any!” –Paul Lehman, Professor Emeritus, School of Music, University of Michigan, Past President, MENC: The National Association for Music Education

“The essays offer valuable insights from researchers and practitioners on how people learn music and, thus, on how music is or should be taught. This work will be welcomed by scholars and practitioners of music education, who continually assess music teaching and strive to make it better…Recommended.” —Choice

“Thinking in the field of music education has expanded in unprecedented ways with the start of the new century. This handbook captures and portrays many of the new avenues of thought that underlie the practice of music education. Highly readable, yet with the depth of thought and insight one expects from the most scholarly of works, this book provides the perfect ‘jumping off point’ for many new and exciting areas of research. The book brings together some of the best and current research in the field, combines it with relevant research from outside the field, to produce an interdisciplinary view of the theories and perspectives that drive music education. This is a ‘must have’ book for graduate students and advanced scholars in the field.”-Robert Cutietta, Dean, Thornton School of Music, University of Southern California

“The essays offer valuable insights from researchers and practitioners on how people learn music and, thus, on how music is or should be taught. This work will be welcomed by scholars and practitioners of music education, who continually assess music teaching
and strive to make it better…Recommended.” —Choice