Critical Essays in Music Education

Contents: Introduction; Part I Philosophy: Praxial philosophy and educational praxis, Polyvios Androutsos; Music Education: giving children a voice, Martin Comte; Communicating and accentuating the aesthetic and expressive dimension in choral conducting, Colin Durrant; Musicing, David J. Elliot; Philosophy of music education, Charles Leonhard; The evolution of music education philosophy from utilitarian to aesthetic, Michael L. Mark; Alternative views about art on which a philosophy can be based, Bennett Reimer. Part II Research: Qualitative research methodology in music education, Liora Bresler and Robert E. Stake; Quantitative analysis, Edward P. Asmus and Rudolf E. Radocy; Measurement and evaluation in music, Edwin E. Gordon; Talking about music: interviews with disabled and nondisabled children, Judith A.Jellison and Patricia J. Flowers; Demonstration and recognition of high and low contrasts in teacher intensity, Clifford K. Madsen, Jayne M. Standley and Jane W. Cassidy; On 'American music for American children'. The contribution of Charles L. Seeger, Marie McCarthy. Part III Pedagogy/Curriculum: Methodologies in music education, Peter Costanza and Timothy Russell; Music for children and young people, David Forrest; Teacher-artist partnership in teaching Cantonese opera in Hong Kong schools: student transformation, Bo Wah Leung and Eddie C.K. Leung; Musical connections, Mary Palmer; Arts education and the curriculum: joining the mainstream, Scott C. Shuler; Computer-based technology and music teaching and learning, Peter R. Webster. Part IV Assessment and Evaluation: Measuring musical aptitude and ability, J. David Boyle and Rudolf E. Radocy; Teaching problem solving in practice, James L. Byo; Assessment's potential in music education, Richard Colwell; Measuring musical talent, Robert A. Cutietta; The power of the national standards for music education, Paul R. Lehman; The development and validation of a measurement tool for assessing students' ability to keep