Full Description
This book focuses on the near total attrition of African American students from school music programmes and the travesty of democratic education that it symbolizes. Gustafson shows how understanding this history makes a space for change without resorting to the simplistic conclusion that the schools and teachers are racist.
Contents
Fabricating the Future Citizen:The Ballads of a Nation The Child as Charmed Victim: Early Vocal Instruction and the Social Distinctions Conferred by Disease Making Daily Life Sublime: Verse and Rhythm 'Never to Abase or Degrade' Bacchanalian Chaos, Public Music Instruction and the Foundation of the Good Listener Ranking the Listener, Disciplining the Audience Goodbye Darwin: Music Appreciation and Musical Publics Reason, Ventriloquism, and National Music Memory Contests The Listening Body and the Power of the Good Ear Aural Icons and Social Outcasts Participatory Limits From Music Standards to Hip Hop
