Facing the Music: Shaping Music Education from a Global Perspective - Softcover

Schippers, Huib

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195379764 ISBN 13: 9780195379761

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2009

Synopsis

Facing the Music Facing the music investigates the practices and ideas that have grown from some five decades of cultural diversity in music education, developments in ethnomusicology, and the rise of 'world music'. Speaking from rich, hands-on experience of more than thirty years at various levels of music education (music in schools, community organizations and professional training courses), Huib Schippers mak... Full description

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Review:

Schippers writes beautifully, so the mere process of absorbing the structure of his sentences, his wit and insight is, in itself, a rewarding experience (Music Forum)

A new publcation dedicated to musical diversity in music education gets rid of prejudices, questions common terminology and gives practical examples and insight into music education for, through, and with music from all over the world. (Sounds in Europe)

About the Author:

Schippers is Director of Queensland Conservatorium Research Centre at Griffith University, Brisbane; Deputy Chair of the Music Council of Australia

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0195379764
• ISBN 13: 9780195379761
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 242