Seeking the Significance of Music Education : Essays and Reflections

Noted music educator Bennett Reimer has selected 24 of his previously published articles from a variety of professional journals spanning the past 50 years. During that time, he's tackled issues such as generating core values for the field of music education; the core in larger societal and educational contexts; what to teach and how to teach it effectively; how we need to educate our teachers; the role of research in our profession; and how to improve our future status. Reimer precedes each essay with background reflections and his position, both professional and personal, on effectively addressing the issue at hand. The opening "Letter to the Reader" presents a valuable overview based on his deeply grounded viewpoint. The entire music education profession will benefit from Reimer's perspective on past, present, and future concerns central to the functioning of music education in Seeking the Significance of Music Education: Essays and Reflections. CONTENTS......Page 4 A LETTER TO THE READER......Page 6 Part I. OUR VALUES AS A SCHOOL SUBJECT......Page 8 Part IA. GENERATING CORE VALUES......Page 10 Ch01. WHAT MUSIC CANNOT DO......Page 12 Ch02. ESSENTIAL AND NONESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF AESTHETIC EDUCATION......Page 22 Ch03. THE EXPERIENCE OF PROFUNDITY IN MUSIC......Page 48 Ch04. SHOULD THERE BE A UNIVERSAL PHILOSOPHY OF MUSIC EDUCATION?......Page 74 Ch05. ONCE MORE WITH FEELING: RECONCILING DISCREPANT ACCOUNTS OF MUSICAL AFFECT......Page 96 Part IB. CORE VALUES IN LARGER CONTEXTS......Page 112 Ch06. SELFNESS AND OTHERNESS IN EXPERIENCING MUSIC OF FOREIGN CULTURES......Page 114 Ch07. GENDER, FEMINISM, AND AESTHETIC EDUCATION: DISCOURSES OF INCLUSION AND EMPOWERMENT......Page 132 Ch08. RESEARCH AND JUSTIFICATION IN ARTS EDUCATION: AN ILL-FATED ROMANCE......Page 160 Ch09. ROOTS OF INEQUITY AND INJUSTICE: THE CHALLENGES FOR MUSIC EDUCATION......Page 170 Ch10. ARTISTIC CREATIVITY, ETHICS, AND THE AUTHENTIC SELF......Page 188 Part II. ACHIEVING OUR VALUES......Page 194 Part IIA. WHAT AND HOW TO TEACH......Page 196 Ch11. CHOOSING ART FOR EDUCATION: CRITERIA FOR QUALITY......Page 198 Ch12. WHAT IS PERFORMING WITH UNDERSTANDING?......Page 208 Ch13. MERELY LISTENING......Page 228 Ch14. PHILOSOPHY IN THE SCHOOL MUSIC PROGRAM......Page 244 Part IIB. EDUCATING OUR TEACHERS......Page 250 Ch15. AN AGENDA FOR MUSIC TEACHER EDUCATION, PARTS I AND II......Page 252 Ch16. AVOIDING EXTREMES OF THEORY AND PRACTICE IN MUSIC TEACHER EDUCATION......Page 270 Ch17. TOWARD A RESEARCH-BASED FOUNDATION FOR DOCTORAL PROGRAMS IN MUSIC EDUCATION......Page 284 Part IIC. THE ROLE OF RESEARCH......Page 306 Ch18. TOWARD A MORE SCIENTIFIC APPROACH TO MUSIC EDUCATION RESEARCH......Page 308 Ch19. QUALITATIVE RESEARCH AND THE POST-POSITIVIST MIND......Page 334 Ch20. NEW BRAIN RESEARCH ON EMOTION AND FEELING: DRAMATIC IMPLICATIONS FOR MUSIC EDUCATION......Page 342 Part III. PRESERVING AND ENHANCING OUR VIABILITY......Page 358 Part IIIA. OUR VALUES IN SERVICE OF OUR FUTURE......Page 360 Ch21. IS MUSICAL PERFORMANCE WORTH SAVING?......Page 362 Ch22. MUSICAL DISENCHANTMENT AND REENCHANTMENT: THE CHALLENGES FOR MUSIC EDUCATION......Page 388 Ch23. MUSIC EDUCATION FOR CULTURAL EMPOWERMENT......Page 404 Ch24. THE WAY IT WILL BE......Page 414 ABOUT THE AUTHOR......Page 418 "Noted music educator Bennett Reimer has selected 24 of his previously published articles from a variety of professional journals spanning the past 50 years. During that time, he's tackled generating core values for the field of music education; the core in larger societal and educational contexts; what to teach and how to teach it effectively; how we need to educate our teachers; the role of research in our profession; and how to improve our future status."--Provient de l'éditeur

noted Music Educator Bennett Reimer Has Selected 24 Of His Previously Published Articles From A Variety Of Professional Journals Spanning The Past 50 Years. During That Time, He's Tackled Generating Core Values For The Field Of Music Education; The Core In Larger Societal And Educational Contexts; What To Teach And How To Teach It Effectively; How We Need To Educate Our Teachers; The Role Of Research In Our Profession; And How To Improve Our Future Status.