Music Education: Source Readings from Ancient Greece to Today

ISBN-13: 9780415506885 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 352 str.

Michael L. Mark

Opis

Music Education: Source Readings from Ancient Greece to Today is a collection of thematically organized essays that illuminate the importance of music education to individuals, communities and nations. The fourth edition has been expanded to address the significant societal changes that have occurred since the publication of the last edition, with a greater focus on current readings in government, philosophy, psychology, curriculum, sociology, and advocacy. This comprehensive text remains an essential reference for music educators today, demonstrating the value and support of their profession in the societies in which they live.

Spis treści

Part I: Music Education in Earlier Times  1. Views of Music Education in Antiquity  2. Later European Views of Music Education  Part II: Views of Music Education To 1950  3. Historical American Views to 1950  4. Music Becomes a Curricular Subject  Part III: Views of Music Education After 1950  5. Ways We Think About Music Education  6. Philosophical Views of Music Education  7. Psychological Views of Music Education  8. Music Education and Society  9. Music in the Schools  10. Music Education, Government, and Advocacy

O autorze

Michael L. Mark is Emeritus Professor of Music at Towson University, where he served as Dean of the Graduate School. Previously, he was head of the music education program at The Catholic University of America.