The understanding of music involves the mastery of its various layers of meaning. Sometimes this meaning is acquired through human insight; at other times, it can be learned. The central concern of this volume is the tension between intuitive and analytical ways of making sense of the world. The author examines this relationship on three levels: in considering music as a way of knowing; as the apparent predicament between qualitative and quantitative research paradigms; and as a tension in education. Swanwick guides his reader from a theoretical exploration of musical knowledge, through an...
The understanding of music involves the mastery of its various layers of meaning. Sometimes this meaning is acquired through human insight; at other t...
Designed for all music teachers, this book provides an examination and analysis of the fundamental concepts involved in music. It investigates questions such as: What is music? Is music meaningful? Does music refine our feelings and emotions? If so, how? The discussion of these questions forms a conceptual framework which aims to motivate further thinking and development in music education.
Designed for all music teachers, this book provides an examination and analysis of the fundamental concepts involved in music. It investigates questio...
Through practical examples Keith Swanwick illustrates layers of musical experiences and outlines key principles for music educators on music teaching. Chapters deal with the value of music and the social context of musical understanding.
Through practical examples Keith Swanwick illustrates layers of musical experiences and outlines key principles for music educators on music teaching....
Music education is a well-established and flourishing area of research and study. It is also a complex and contested area in which there is a considerable variety of published work, ranging from the justificatory to the critical, and from advice on pedagogical practice to provocative alternative paradigms. The proliferation and range of these publications stems from the complexity of music and music education itself. Along with multiple perspectives on the nature and value of music, music education is much more socially interwoven than most school subjects. It is also very complex...
Music education is a well-established and flourishing area of research and study. It is also a complex and contested area in which there is a consi...
In the World Library of Educationalists series, international experts compile career-long collections of what they judge to be their finest pieces - extracts from books, key articles, salient research findings, major theoretical and practical contributions - so the world can read them in a single manageable volume. Readers will be able to follow the themes and strands and see how their work contributes to the development of the field.
Since the publication of A Basis for Music Education in 1979, Keith Swanwick has continued to be a major influence on the theory...
In the World Library of Educationalists series, international experts compile career-long collections of what they judge to be their finest ...
The understanding of music involves the mastery of its various layers of meaning. Sometimes this meaning can be acquired through human insight; at other times, it can be learned. The central concern of Musical Knowledge is the tension between intuitive and analytical ways of making sense of the world. Keith Swanwick examines this relationship on three levels: in considering music as a way of knowing; as the apparent predicament between qualitative and quantitative research paradigms; and as a tension in education. Keith Swanwick guides his reader from a theoretical exploration of musical...
The understanding of music involves the mastery of its various layers of meaning. Sometimes this meaning can be acquired through human insight; at oth...
