1st Edition
Unfreezing Music Education Critical Formalism and Possibilities for Self-Reflexive Music Learning
By Paul Louth
Copyright 2023
208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
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Unfreezing Music Education argues that discussing the conflicting meanings of music should occupy a more central role in formal music education and music teacher preparation programs than is currently the case.
Drawing on the critical theory of the Frankfurt School, the author seeks to take a dialectical approach to musical meaning, rooted in critical formalism, that avoids the pitfalls of... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Why Form? 3. Music Education and the Objectivity Problem 4. From Consumptive to Critical, Productive Listening 5. Creativity, Critique, and the Freedom Problem (Improvisation, Composition, and Interpretive Performance as Reified Forms) 6. Form and Content: Some 'Higher Altitude' Examples 7. Critical Formalism and Music Teacher Preparation
Biography
Paul Louth is Professor of Music Education at Youngstown State University.
‘There is no doubt that this is an absolutely outstanding example of scholarship of the highest quality, making an original contribution and taking forward the philosophy and sociology of music education in pertinent directions for the 21st century.’ — Lucy Green, Emerita Professor of Music Education, UCL Institute of Education, UK
