Music, Mind and Education - Softcover

Swanwick, Professor Keith

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415014786 ISBN 13: 9780415014786

Publisher: Routledge, 1988

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Book by Swanwick, Keith

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Review

'This is a book to stimulate thought and elucidate ideas ... As such it must represent a valuable addition to the range of literature on the subject.' - Music Teacher

'This significant book should be in the hands of all with an interest in music education.' - Times Educational Supplement

'It represents a major contribution to international music education. The issues it raises and the solutions it proposes deserve the attention of every music educator.' - International Journal of Music Education

`Keith Swanwick presents us with a stimulating theory of music education. Furthermore, he advances a keen perspective on the role of music in human development and its unique function in the public school curriculum. Finally, he provides a steadfast beacon to enlighten the quest for a new parardigm for the arts in education. - Harvard Educational Review

`... this is a book to stimulate thought and elucidate ideas ... As such it must represent a valuable addition to the range of literature on the subject.' - Music Teacher

`this significant book should be in the hands of all with an interest in music education.' - Times Education Supplement

'The range of sources, application of thought and sheer erudition exhibited in this work are, at times, quite overwhelming - - a new star in the firmament of pedagogy, musicology and psychology.' - Miles Krusznski, Educational Psychology in Practice

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415014786
• ISBN 13: 9780415014786
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 169