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This collection consists of articles, papers, keynote and other major speeches, reviews, and responses, mostly related to music education, but some to arts education and arts business, in some cases with reference to emerging countries. A number of these items appeared in difficult-to-access publications such as foreign journals and foreign and domestic proceedings. A few are translations of English-language articles that appeared in foreign language journals, and a few others are in English with accompanying foreign language abstracts.

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Plato's Views on Three Modes of Music Education Praxis: Composing, Performing, and Listening

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Some ancient Greek perspectives on three praxial musical activities: composing, performing, and listening. Early founders of modern Western thought created boundaries and hierarchies among these three activities, in addition to the scientific study of music. Under the dualistic conception of reality, or "truth," original musical works became objects. Plato stipulated…

Some ancient Greek perspectives on three praxial musical activities: composing, performing, and listening. Early founders of modern Western thought created boundaries and hierarchies among these three activities, in addition to the scientific study of music. Under the dualistic conception of reality, or "truth," original musical works became objects. Plato stipulated the use of "good" songs, reserved composition for a select few, and believed that "goodness" in music could be determined objectively by society's leaders, a form of universal "truth" represented in artistic products. The praxis of music performing, regarded as a "practiced habit" and given lower status than composing, was deemed an appropriate leisure-time activity for gentlemen. Virtuoso music performance was to be left to non-citizens, leaving citizens free for more intellectual pursuits. . . . [I]t is no surprising that subsequent educators taught music primarily through theoretical means. . . .
ContributorsHumphreys, Jere Thomas (Author) / Elliott, David J. (Respondent) / Androutsos, Polyvios (Editor)
Created2007
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Historical Research on Music Education and Music Therapy in the United State: Doctoral Dissertations of the Twentieth Century

DescriptionThis article presents an analysis of all dissertations directly related to music education and music therapy produced at U.S. institutions throughout the twentieth century--with concentration on the period since a prior study (last decade).
ContributorsPreston, Keith Y. (Author) / Humphreys, Jere Thomas (Author)
Created2007-10