1st Edition

Response to Music Principles of Music Education

By J. Brian Brocklehurst Copyright 1971
152 Pages
by Routledge

152 Pages
by Routledge

152 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1971, Response to Music deals with the role of music in education, the formulation of aims and objectives, and the relationship between values, aims, and teaching methods. The author examines the relationship of aims in music education to the requirements of our modern technological society and discusses the adaptability of various foreign systems to music education.... Read more

Foreword  1. Educative Values  2. Aims  3. Musical Responsiveness  4. Understanding  5. Skills 

Biography

J. Brian Brocklehurst graduated from Nottingham University. He held a commission in the R. A. F. Education Branch, taught at schools in Nottingham and lectured in music to W.E.A. and University extramural classes. At the time of the first publication, he was Senior Lecturer in Music Education in the University of Birmingham, UK.

Reviews of the first publication:

‘Brocklehurst has made a valuable contribution to music education. His book will be particularly useful in such courses as comparative music education, psychological or philosophical foundations, and curriculum.’

— Karl D. Ernst, Journal of Research in Music Education, Vol. 20, No. 1

‘A clear and balanced introduction to the principles of music education, it is to be warmly welcomed and it should be of great value to students and teachers. Admirable and important.’

Music in Education