This is the first title in this new series, which is aimed principally at secondary PGCE and BAEd students and school and HEI-based tutors. Each book provides a digest of the central issues around a particular topic or issues, grounded in or supported by examples of good practice, with suggestions for further reading, study and investigation.

This volume challenges readers to think about what music means in contemporary society, and how music education can remain culturally relevant in the new millennium.

• A collection of thought-provoking philosophical perspectives on music education.
  
• Explores the changing ways in which music is being produced, disseminated and received.
  
• Considers how current phenomena such as the commoditization of music, the use of new technologies, and access to hybrid music forms, relate to music education.
  
• Covers themes such as...

This volume looks forward and re-examines present day education and pedagogical practices in music and dance in the diverse cultural environments found in Oceania.