Description
Special Needs, Community Music, and Adult Learning is one of five paperback books derived from the foundational two-volume Oxford Handbook of Music Education. Designed for music teachers, students, and scholars of music education, as well as educational administrators and policy makers, this fourth book in the set focuses on issues and topics that help to broaden conceptions of music and musical involvement, while recognizing that development occurs through many forms.The first section addresses music education for those with special abilities and special needs; authors explore many of the pertinent issues that can promote or hinder learners who share characteristics, and delve deep into what it means to be musical. The second section of the volume addresses music as a shared, community experience, and the diverse and constantly evolving international practice of community music. The chapters in the third section provide evidence that the process of music education exists as a lifelong continuum that encompasses informal, formal, and non-formal methods alike. The authors encourage music educators to think in terms of a music learning society, where adult education is not peripheral to the priority of other age groups, but is instead fully integral to a vision for the good of society. By developing sound pedagogical approaches that are tailored to take account of all learners, the volume endeavors to move from making individual adaptations towards designing sensitive 'universal' solutions.ContributorsCarlos R. Abril, Mary Adamek, Kenneth S. Aigen, Chelcy Bowles, Mary L. Cohen, William M. Dabback, Alice-Ann Darrow, John Drummond, Cochavit Elefant, David J. Elliott, Lee Higgins, Valentina Iadeluca, Judith A. Jellison, Janet L. Jensen, Patrick M. Jones, Jody L. Kerchner, Thomas W. Langston, Andreas C. Lehmann, Katrina McFerran, Gary E. McPherson, David Myers, Adam Ockelford, Helen Phelan, Andrea Sangiorgio, Laya H. Silber, Marissa Silverman, Rineke Smilde, David S. Smith, Kari K. Veblen, Janice Waldron, Graham F. Welch
Table of Contents
Part 1Special Abilities, Special NeedsPart Editor: Adam OckelfordChapter 1. Commentary: Special Abilities, Special NeedsAdam OckelfordChapter 2. Mapping Musical Development in Learners with the Most Complex Needs: The Sounds of Intent ProjectAdam Ockelford and Graham F. WelchChapter 3. Exceptional Musical Abilities: Musical ProdigiesGary E. McPherson and Andreas C. LehmannChapter 4. A Fresh Look at Music Therapy in Special EducationKatrina McFerran and Cochavit ElefantChapter 5. Inclusive Music Classrooms and ProgramsJudith A. JellisonChapter 6. Preparing for the Future: Music Students with Special Education Needs in School and Community LifeAlice-Ann Darrow and Mary S. AdamekPart 2Music in the CommunityPart Editor: David J. ElliottChapter 7. Commentary: Music in the CommunityDavid J. ElliottChapter 8. The Community within Community MusicLee HigginsChapter 9. Community Music and Social CapitalPatrick M. Jones and Thomas W. LangstonChapter 10. Community Music TherapyKenneth S. AigenChapter 11. Community Music and Social Justice: Reclaiming LoveMarissa SilvermanChapter 12. Sonic Hospitality: Migration, Community, and MusicHelen PhelanChapter 13. At-Risk Youth: Music-Making as a Means to Promote Positive RelationshipsMary L. Cohen, Laya H. Silber, Andrea Sangiorgio, and Valentina IadelucaChapter 14. Fast Forward: Emerging Trends in Community MusicKari K. Veblen and Janice L. WaldronPart 3Adult Learning in a Lifespan ContextPart Editors: David E. Myers and Chelcy L. BowlesChapter 15. Commentary: Adult learning in a Lifespan ContextDavid E. MyersChapter 16. Elders and Music: Empowering Learning, Valuing Life Experience, and Considering the Needs of Aging Adult LearnersWilliam M. Dabback and David S. SmithChapter 17. Adult Music Learning in Formal, Nonformal, and Informal ContextsKari K. VeblenChapter 18. Music Teacher Education: Crossing Generational BordersJody L. Kerchner and Carlos R. AbrilChapter 19. The Role of Higher Education in Fostering Musically Engaged AdultsChelcy L. Bowles and Janet L. JensenChapter 20. Lifelong Learning for Professional MusiciansRineke SmildeChapter 21. An International Perspective on Music Education for AdultsJohn Drummond
