The Origins and Foundations of Music Education: Cross-Cultural Historical Studies of Music in Compulsory Schooling

by Robin Stevens, Robin Stevens, Gordon Cox

Book Overview

This landmark collection will explore the origins and foundations of music education across five continents. The introduction of music as a compulsory subject in schools is of unique significance for music educationists and researchers. However, their shared knowledge of this phenomenon is fragmentary and there is consequently a need for more comprehensive documentation and analysis of the foundational aspect of school music from a variety of international...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847062075
• ISBN13: 9781847062079
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"