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The Origins and Foundations of Music Education: Cross-Cultural Historical Studies of Music in Compulsory Schooling Reprint Edition
Author(s): Gordon Cox (Editor), Robin Stevens (Editor), Anthony Haynes (Series Editor)
- Publisher: Continuum
- Publication Date: January 5, 2012
- Edition: Reprint
- Language: English
- Print length: 256 pages
- ISBN-10: 1441128883
- ISBN-13: 9781441128881
Book Description
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.
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Gordon Cox, formerly Senior Lecturer in Music Education at the University of Reading, UK, currently serves on the History Standing Committee of the International Society for Music Education.
Robin Stevens is a Principal Fellow in the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He was formerly Associate Professor of Music Education at Deakin University, Melbourne Campus, Australia.
