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Zusatztext 'This volume of critical essays in music education documents the uniqueness of the discipline! assists in imparting knowledge of and instruction in music! and supports research and advocacy in its justification of music for all people. It is a vital publication for the preservation! safeguard and continuation of the profession.' Australian Journal of Music Education Informationen zum Autor Marvelene C. Moore is Professor of Music Education! University of Tennessee! Knoxville! USA and is founder and chair of the National Symposium on Multicultural Music! co-sponsored by The National Association for Music Education. Zusammenfassung A collection of essays that references traditional and contemporary thought on theory and practice in music education for all age groups, from the very young to the elderly. It addresses issues such as curriculum, pedagogy, assessment and evaluation, as well as issues in technology and performance standards. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents: Introduction; Part I Philosophy: Praxial philosophy and educational praxis! Polyvios Androutsos; Music Education: giving children a voice! Martin Comte; Communicating and accentuating the aesthetic and expressive dimension in choral conducting! Colin Durrant; Musicing! David J. Elliot; Philosophy of music education! Charles Leonhard; The evolution of music education philosophy from utilitarian to aesthetic! Michael L. Mark; Alternative views about art on which a philosophy can be based! Bennett Reimer. Part II Research: Qualitative research methodology in music education! Liora Bresler and Robert E. Stake; Quantitative analysis! Edward P. Asmus and Rudolf E. Radocy; Measurement and evaluation in music! Edwin E. Gordon; Talking about music: interviews with disabled and nondisabled children! Judith A.Jellison and Patricia J. Flowers; Demonstration and recognition of high and low contrasts in teacher intensity! Clifford K. Madsen! Jayne M. Standley and Jane W. Cassidy; On 'American music for American children'. The contribution of Charles L. Seeger! Marie McCarthy. Part III Pedagogy/Curriculum: Methodologies in music education! Peter Costanza and Timothy Russell; Music for children and young people! David Forrest; Teacher-artist partnership in teaching Cantonese opera in Hong Kong schools: student transformation! Bo Wah Leung and Eddie C.K. Leung; Musical connections! Mary Palmer; Arts education and the curriculum: joining the mainstream! Scott C. Shuler; Computer-based technology and music teaching and learning! Peter R. Webster. Part IV Assessment and Evaluation: Measuring musical aptitude and ability! J. David Boyle and Rudolf E. Radocy; Teaching problem solving in practice! James L. Byo; Assessment's potential in music education! Richard Colwell; Measuring musical talent! Robert A. Cutietta; The power of the national standards for music education! Paul R. Lehman; The development and validation of a measurement tool for assessing students' ability to keep ...
