Music, Education, and Diversity - Bridging Cultures and Communities

Music is a powerful means for educating citizens in a multicultural society and meeting many challenges shared by teachers across all subjects and grade levels. By celebrating heritage and promoting intercultural understandings, music can break down barriers between various ethnic, racial, cultural, and language groups within elementary and secondary schools. This book provides important insights for educators in music, the arts, and other subjects on the role that music can play in the curriculum as a powerful bridge to cultural understanding. The author documents key ideas and practices that have influenced current music education, particularly through efforts of ethnomusicologists in collaboration with educators, and examines some of the promises and pitfalls in shaping multicultural education through music. The text highlights World Music Pedagogy as a gateway to studying other cultures as well as the importance of including local music and musicians in the classroom.

About the author

Patricia Shehan Campbell is the Donald E. Petersen Professor of Music at the School of Music, University of Washington.

Summary

Provides important insights for educators in music, the arts, and other subjects on the role that music can play in the curriculum as a powerful bridge to cultural understanding. The author documents key ideas and practices that have influenced current music education, and examines some of the promises and pitfalls in shaping multicultural education through music.

Product details

• Authors: Patricia Shehan Campbell
• Assisted by: James A Banks (Editor), James A. Banks (Editor)
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9780807758823
• ISBN: 978-0-8077-5882-3
• No. of pages: 214
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Multicultural Education; Multicultural Education Series; Multicultural Education; Multicultural Education Series
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Humanities, art, music > Music > Music theory