Full Description
In ten concise chapters, Milestones in Music Education introduces the key developments and issues that have shaped the field of music education. Designed for undergraduate students, each chapter of the book is written by a different expert, bringing together many leading voices in the field. The ten chosen milestones represent breakthroughs in the field of music education that are relevant to today's educators, and enable teachers to understand the issues that have shaped the teaching of music over time. Topics covered include the origins of music education as a school subject, the impact of changing technology, the roles of popular music and notation, and racial justice in the music classroom.
Featuring action suggestions and discussion questions in each chapter, this accessible book provides students with a foundation in the history and context of music education, and prepares them to engage with the social and philosophical aspects of teaching music as forward-thinking educators.
Milestones are a range of accessible textbooks, breaking down the need-to-know moments in the social, cultural, political and artistic development of foundational subject areas. This book is ideal for undergraduate courses in music education.
Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Figures
Author Bios
1. Recapturing an Everlasting Human Spirit in Music Education
C. Victor Fung
2. Democracy: Past, Present, and Future
Richard Colwell and Clint Randles
3. A Historical Perspective on Music as a School Subject
Phillip Hash
4. The Phonograph and Music Appreciation in Early Twentieth-Century America
Julia Chybowski
5. Tensions: Popular Music, Literacy, and Diversifying Performance
Clint Randles
6. School Music in Rural and Urban Settings
Vincent Bates and Alfonzo Kimbrough
7. Centering Black Music, Culture and Education in the Decades Leading up to Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
Marie McCarthy
8. YouTube, TikTok, and Online Music Learning
Janice Waldron
9. Standing up for Every Person: A Call to Active Compassion
Jazmin Ghent, Brian Panetta, Clint Randles
10. Multiple Musical Creativities: Embracing Diversity and Change
Clint Randles
Afterword: A Long Flash of Brilliance: Celebrating the Life of Richard Colwell
Clint Randles
