Contemporary Music Education

by Mark, Michael L.

• ISBN13: 9780028719153
• ISBN10: 0028719158
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-07-15
• Publisher: Schirmer

Summary

List of Illustrations and Exhibits. Preface to the Third Edition. Preface to the First Edition. PART I: SOCIAL AND INTELLECTUAL FOUNDATIONS OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC EDUCATION. 1. Historical Foundations of Music Education. 2. Pivotal Events of the Contemporary Era. 3. Intellectual Currents in the Contemporary Era. 4. Advocacy: Connecting Public Policy and Arts Education. PART II: THE MUSIC CURRICULUM. 5. Music Education Methods. 6. Materials and Tools of Music Education. PART III: AREAS OF CONCERN FOR MUSIC EDUCATION. 7. Music Education for Special Needs. 8. The Education of Music Teachers. PART IV: FINALE. 9. The Assessment of Music Education. 10. Contemporary Music Education: Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations and Exhibits	xi
Preface to the Third Edition	xiii
Preface to the First Edition	xv
PART I SOCIAL AND INTELLECTUAL FOUNDATIONS OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC EDUCATION
Historical Foundations of Music Education	3	(25)
Early American Music Education	3	(5)
Historic Problems of American Music Education	8	(5)
Changing Attitudes Toward Education	13	(6)
National Reports on American Education	19	(4)
Summary of National Reports	23	(1)
Responses to National Reports and Critics	23	(2)
Conclusion	25	(1)
Notes	26	(2)
Pivotal Events of the Contemporary Era	28	(26)
The Contemporary Music Project	28	(6)
The Yale Seminar on Music Education	34	(2)
The Recommendations of the Yale Seminar	36	(1)
The Juilliard Repertory Project	37	(1)
The Tanglewood Symposium	38	(7)
The Goals and Objectives Project	45	(3)
The Development of Professional Standards	48	(1)
National Standards for Arts Education	49	(2)
Summary	51	(1)
Notes	52	(2)
Intellectual Currents in the Contemporary Era	54	(19)
Philosophy and Psychology	54	(13)
Philosophy of Music Education	55	(1)
The Historical Basis of Music Education Philosophy	56	(1)
The Development of an Aesthetic Basis for Music Education Philosophy	57	(1)
Basic Concepts in Music Education	58	(1)
A Utilitarian Position	59	(1)
Renewed Interest in Aesthetic Education	60	(1)
Can Philosophy Be Put into Practice?	61	(1)
Cognitive Psychology	61	(1)
Cognitive Psychology and Arts Education	62	(1)
The Theory of Multiple Intelligences	63	(1)
Arts Propel	64	(2)
How Does Cognitive Psychology Support Music Education?	66	(1)
The Synergy of Philosophy and Psychology	67	(1)
Jerome Bruner and the Development of Conceptual Learning	67	(3)
Summary	70	(1)
Notes	70	(3)
Advocacy: Connecting Public Policy and Arts Education	73	(52)
Public Policy	73	(10)
Advocacy for Arts Education	75	(4)
Music Education Coalitions	79	(2)
Other Advocacy Efforts	81	(2)
The Federal Government and Arts Education: A Brief Review	83	(21)
The United States Department of Education	84	(1)
Legislation that Supports Arts Education	84	(12)
The National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities	96	(1)
The National Alliance for Arts Education	97	(2)
New Federal Initiatives for Arts Education	99	(3)
ArtsEdge	102	(2)
Goals 2000: Educate America Act	104	(6)
Assessment of the Standards	110	(1)
State Issues	110	(1)
Other Policy Issues	111	(6)
Time and Learning	111	(1)
Decentralization of School Governance	112	(2)
Alternative Schools	114	(3)
Crisis Intervention	117	(2)
Notes	119	(6)
PART II THE MUSIC CURRICULUM
Music Education Methods	125	(58)
Performance in the General Music Class	125	(1)
Arts in Education	125	(1)
Music in Open Education	126	(1)
Approaches to the Music Curriculum	127	(1)
The Dalcroze Method	128	(6)
The Method	130	(2)
Ear Training, or Solfege	132	(1)
Improvisation	133	(1)
The Use of Eurhythmics in Special Education	133	(1)
The Orff Approach	134	(5)
Orff Education Now	138	(1)
The Kodaly Concept	139	(5)
Orff and Kodaly Combined	144	(3)
Suzuki Talent Education	147	(5)
The Method	149	(3)
Comprehensive Musicianship	152	(17)
The Manhattanville Music Curriculum Program	152	(9)
The Contemporary Music Project	161	(1)
Uses of Comprehensive Musicianship	162	(4)
The Hawaii Music Curriculum Program	166	(2)
Summary	168	(1)
Music Learning Theory	169	(11)
Edwin E. Gordon
Discrimination and Inference	169	(1)
Discrimination Learning	169	(7)
Inference Learning	176	(4)
The Importance of Audiation	180	(1)
Notes	180	(3)
Materials and Tools of Music Education	183	(30)
Popular Music	183	(5)
The Youth Culture	185	(3)
Multicultural Music	188	(7)
Legislation Supporting Multiculturalism in Education	188	(2)
Multicultural Music Education	190	(3)
Teaching Multicultural Music	193	(1)
Preparing Music Educators for Multicultural Teaching	193	(2)
Technology and Music Education	195	(13)
Producting and Manipulating Music	197	(4)
The Study of Music Through Technology	201	(3)
Information Processing and Access	204	(1)
Electronic Communication	205	(2)
Distance Education	207	(1)
The Gradual Adoption of Technology in Schools	208	(1)
The Association for Technology in Music Education	208	(1)
Notes	208	(5)
PART III AREAS OF CONCERN FOR MUSIC EDUCATION
Music Education for Special Needs	213	(25)
Music in Special Education	213	(13)
Legal Bases for Special Education	214	(2)
Music and Special Education	216	(1)
The Special Student	217	(9)
Music in Urban Education	226	(9)
The Social Revolution and Education	226	(3)
Students at Risk	229	(2)
Music Education in Urban Schools	231	(2)
Preparing Music Educators for Urban Teaching	233	(2)
Music in Urban Schools: Conclusion	235	(1)
Notes	235	(3)
The Education of Music Teachers	238	(25)
Competency-Based Teacher Education	238	(9)
Characteristics of Competency-Based Teacher Education	240	(2)
Competency-Based Certification of Teachers	242	(1)
Competency-Based Music Education	242	(1)
Music Education Methods Courses	243	(4)
Examinations to Qualify for Teaching	247	(4)
The National Teacher Examination	247	(1)
Praxis	247	(2)
Match	249	(1)
Professional Certification	250	(1)
Partnerships in the Education of Music Teachers	250	(1)
The MENC Task Force on Music Teacher Education for the Nineties	251	(1)
Music Education Research	251	(8)
The Music Education Research Council	252	(1)
The Society for Research in Music Education	253	(2)
The Journal of Research in Music Education	255	(1)
The Council for Research in Music Education	255	(1)
Other Research Journals	255	(2)
Handbook of Research on Music Teaching and Learning	257	(1)
Research Symposia and Conferences	257	(2)
Conclusion	259	(1)
Notes	259	(4)
PART IV FINALE
The Assessment of Music Education	263	(35)
Assessment and Educational Reform	263	(1)
The National Assessment of Educational Progress	264	(13)
The Goals of NAEP	265	(1)
Methodology of NAEP	265	(2)
NAEP in Music	267	(2)
Musical Achievement: The First Assessment	269	(1)
Performance	270	(1)
Knowledge of Musical Notation and Terminology	271	(1)
Listening to Music with Understanding	272	(1)
Music History and Literature	272	(4)
Attitudes Toward Music	276	(1)
Response to the First NAEP	277	(1)
The Second Music Assessment	277	(3)
Achievement Results for the 1978-1979 Assessment	277	(1)
Changes in Achievement	278	(1)
Exposure to Music	278	(1)
Comparative Results of the Two Assessments	279	(1)
The 1997 Assessment of Educational Progress	280	(5)
State Assessments	285	(4)
Data Collection: Another Kind of Assessment	289	(2)
Data Collection by the National Arts Education Research Center	289	(1)
Data Collected by the Music Educators National Conference	290	(1)
SAT Scores: Comparative Success of Arts Students	291	(1)
Teaching to Prepare for the National Assessment	292	(4)
Notes	296	(2)
Contemporary Music Education: Conclusion	298	(7)
Music Education: A Collaborative Ventury	298	(1)
A Unified Profession	299	(1)
Belief in the Value of Music Education	299	(2)
Music Education and the Local Community	301	(1)
Research to Serve Practical Needs	301	(1)
An Active, Vital Profession	302	(1)
Note	303	(2)
Bibliography	305	(32)
Index	337