Unfreezing Music Education - Critical Formalism and Possibilities for Self-Reflexive Music Learning

Unfreezing Music Education argues that discussing the conflicting meanings of music should occupy a more central role in formal music education and music teacher preparation programs than is currently the case.

List of contents

1. Introduction  2. Why Form?  3. Music Education and the Objectivity Problem  4. From Consumptive to Critical, Productive Listening  5. Creativity, Critique, and the Freedom Problem (Improvisation, Composition, and Interpretive Performance as Reified Forms)  6. Form and Content: Some 'Higher Altitude' Examples  7. Critical Formalism and Music Teacher Preparation

About the author

Paul Louth is Professor of Music Education at Youngstown State University.

Summary

Unfreezing Music Education argues that discussing the conflicting meanings of music should occupy a more central role in formal music education and music teacher preparation programs than is currently the case.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Louth
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032406008
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3240600-8
• No. of pages: 198
• Series: Routledge Studies in Music Education
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; MUSIC / Instruction & Study / General, MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Theory, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, PHILOSOPHY / Aesthetics, Philosophy: aesthetics, Philosophy & theory of education, Theory of music & musicology, Philosophy and theory of education, Techniques of music / music tutorials / teaching of music, Techniques Of Music / Music Tutorials, Theory of music and musicology