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Blending philosophy, empirical research, and pop culture references,
Egotism, Elitism, and the Ethics of Musical Humility takes a penetrating look at how our striving for individual achievement can lead us to grow disconnected from one another-and how humility can help us restore our common humanity. In exploring the dangers of egotism and inadequacy in our musical lives, Coppola unpacks how institutional and systemic structures like racial oppression, gender inequity, and the neoliberal drive for continual growth and achievement perpetuate ideologies of elitism and exclusion. By reframing our understanding of ethical responsibility as a collective rather than an individual concern, the book offers musical humility as an empowering virtue in which we are driven to uplift ourselves and others to celebrate our shared humanity and artistic dignity. By embracing musical humility, musicians, educators, and scholars can contribute to social change efforts by fostering honest self-reflection, facilitating meaningful dialogue, and embracing the ethical tensions inherent to our artistic lives.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Prologue
- Chapter 1: Introduction: In Pursuit of an Artistic Virtue
- Part I. Egotism
- Chapter 2: A Study of Artistic Vices
- Chapter 3: Egotism as Artistic Vice
- Chapter 4: Egotism and Inadequacy
- Part II. Elitism
- Chapter 5: From Individual to Structural Vices
- Chapter 6: Elitism as Structural Egotism
- Chapter 7: Elitism and Exclusion
- Part III. The Ethics of Musical Humility
- Chapter 8: A Study of Artistic Virtues
- Chapter 9: Musical Humility as an Artistic Virtue
- Chapter 10: Healthy Pride
- Chapter 11: Teaching and Learning Humility in Music
- Chapter 12: Structural Humility for Social Change
Über den Autor / die Autorin
William J. Coppola is Assistant Professor of Music Teaching and Learning at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, where he teaches graduate courses in music education philosophy, research methodologies, and cultural diversity. He is also co-author of
World Music Pedagogy, Volume IV: Instrumental Music Education (2018) and
World Music Pedagogy, Volume VII: World Music in Higher Education (2020). He was previously an elementary music teacher for New York City Public Schools in Bayside, Queens.
