Facing the music: shaping music education from a global perspective

Facing the music provides a rich resource for reflection and practice for allthose involved in teaching and learning music in culturally diverse environments, from policy makers to classroom teachers. In seven chapters that each approach the topic from a different angle, Schippers gradually unfolds the complexities and potential of learning and teaching music 'out of context' in an accessible manner, and presents a coherent model to approach these, as well as lucid suggestions for translating the resulting ideas in practice INDICE: Foreword by Patricia Shehan Campbell; Prologue: Facing the music; Acknowledgements; 1.: Journeys in music. An auto-ethnography; 2.: Positioning 'world music' in education. A conceptual history; 3.: The myth of authentictraditions in context. A deconstruction; 4.: Global perspectives on learning and teaching music. An analysis; 5.: Communities, conservatories, and curricula. A critique; 6.: Understanding music learning and teaching across cultures. A framework; 7.: Music cultures in motion. A case study; Epilogue: Shaping music education from a global perspective; Appendices; Appendix 1: Emergency guidelines in case of world music; Appendix 2: Sample questions for interviewing world musicians on learning and teaching; Appendix 3: Example of a series of classes on world music with a thematic approach; Appendix 4: Five domains of musical sustainability in contemporary contexts; Appendix 5: The world music adventures of primary teacher Ms Benson; Glossary; Bibliography; Index; Endnotes

• ISBN: 978-0-19-537975-4
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 238
• Fecha Publicación: 14/01/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés