Critical Essays in Music Education

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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 a steady beat, Glenn E. Nierman. Part V Multicultural and World Music: Teaching about and through Native American musics: an excursion into the cultural politics of music education, Bryan Burton and Peter Dunbar-Hall Unsafe suppositions? Cutting across cultures on questions of music's transmission, Patricia Shehan Campbell Multicultural music education in a pluralistic society, Joyce Jordan A case for multiculturalism in the general music classroom, Marvelene C. Moore What prospective music teachers need to know about Black music, Rosita M. Sands The history and development of multicultural music education as evidenced in the Music Educators Journal, 1967a 1992, Terese M. Volk Name index.