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College Music Curricula For A New Century Considers What A More Inclusive And Socially Engaged Curriculum Of Musical Study Might Look Like In Universities. Its Goal Is To Create Dialogue About How To Transition To New Paradigms And How They Might Be Implemented In Practical Terms, Based On Existing Experiments Taking Place Nationally And Internationally. Introduction: Toward A Model Of Reform / Robin D. Moore -- Reshaping Undergraduate Music Education In Turbulent Times Through Cultural Rather Than Curricular Change / Brian Pertl -- Finding A Balance: Music At Liberal Arts Colleges / Victoria Lindsay Levine And Emily Kohut -- Training In Local Oral Traditions: Analysis Of Postsecondary Music Programs In North America / Mark F. Dewitt -- Noncanonical Pedagogies For Noncanonical Musics: Observations On Selected Programs In Folk, Traditional, World, And Popular Musics / Jack Talty -- The Case For Pop Ensembles In The Curriculum: Amateurism, Leadership, Civics, And Lifelong Learners / Justin Patch -- Latin Music Studies At Texas State University: The Undergraduate Minor In Mariachi And Its Implications For Expansive Curricula In Mainstream Institutions Of The United States / Ludim Pedroza -- Traditional Music For The People: Chinese Music Departments In The Prc And Taiwan / Eddie Hsu -- In Honor Of What We Can't Groove To Yet / Michael Tenzer -- Embodied Pedogogy: Techniques For Exploring Why And How Music Matters / Sonia Tamar Seeman -- Standing In The Shadows Of Mozart: Music Education, World Music, And Curricular Change / Deborah Bradley -- Making A Living, Making A Life: Balancing Art, Commerce, And Community As A Professional Musician / Paul Klemperer -- Progressive Trends In Curricular Change / Robin D. Moore With Juan Agudelo, Katie Chapman, Carlos Dávalos, Hannah Durham, Myranda Harris, And Creighton Moench -- Sample Curricular Models / Robin D. Moore With Juan Agudelo, Katie Chapman, Carlos Dávalos, Hannah Durham, Myranda Harris, And Creighton Moench. Edited By
This book investigates how higher education music programs can transition toward more inclusive, socially engaged, and diverse curricula that reflect contemporary global musical practices. Editor Robin D. Moore and a collection of contributors examine the limitations of traditional, canon-centric music education. They propose structural and cultural reforms, drawing on case studies from various institutions to demonstrate how universities can better prepare students for the realities of modern musical life.
What You Will Find
Scope Limits
Experts in musicology and higher education administration view this collection as a practical resource for faculty and department chairs seeking to modernize their offerings. Readers frequently note the balance between theoretical critique and actionable, real-world examples of curricular reform.
Page Count:
312
Publication Date:
2017-05-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10:
0190658436
ISBN-13:
9780190658434