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Praxial Music Education
David J. . Ed(S): Elliot
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Description for Praxial Music Education
Paperback. Editor(s): Elliot, David J. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVS; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 498.
Praxial Music Education is a collection of essays by nineteen internationally recognized scholars in music education. Each essay offers critical reflections on a key topic in contemporary music education. The starting point of each essay, and the unifying thread of this collection, is the "praxial" philosophy of music education explained in Elliott's Music Matters: A New Philosophy of Music Education (OUP, 1995). This philosophy argues for a socially and artistically grounded concept of music and music education, challenging the field's traditional "absolutist" foundations. Praxial Music Education is both a critical companion to Music Matters, and an ... Read more
Praxial Music Education is a collection of essays by nineteen internationally recognized scholars in music education. Each essay offers critical reflections on a key topic in contemporary music education. The starting point of each essay, and the unifying thread of this collection, is the "praxial" philosophy of music education explained in Elliott's Music Matters: A New Philosophy of Music Education (OUP, 1995). This philosophy argues for a socially and artistically grounded concept of music and music education, challenging the field's traditional "absolutist" foundations. Praxial Music Education is both a critical companion to Music Matters, and an ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195385076
SKU
V9780195385076
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99-66
About David J. . Ed(S): Elliot
David J. Elliott is Professor of Music Education at New York University. He previously taught and coordinated music education at the University of Toronto. He is the author of numerous journal articles and book chapters, a frequent speaker at conferences and universities worldwide, and an award-winning composer/arranger who has several choral and instrumental works in publication with Boosey and Hawkes. ... Read more
Reviews for Praxial Music Education
Essays in this new book, written by a diverse group of internationally renowned music education scholars on a wide variety of contemporary music education topics, are carefully reasoned and well written. However, the real beauty of this collection of writings can be found in the diversity of perspectives and opinions presented...There is something for everyone in this book- those who ... Read more