Higher Education in Music in the Twenty-First Century (Hardcover)

In this book, the contributors reconsider the fundamentals of Music as a university discipline by engaging with the questions: What should university study of music consist of? Are there any aspects, repertoires, pieces, composers and musicians that we want all students to know about? Are there any skills that we expect them to be able to master? How can we guarantee the relevance, rigour and cohesiveness of our curriculum? What is specific to higher education in music and what does it mean now and for the future? The book addresses many of the challenges students and teachers face in current higher education; indeed, the majority of today's music students undoubtedly encounter a greater diversity of musical traditions and critical approaches to their study as well as a wider set of skills than their forebears. Welcome as these developments may be, they pose some risks too: more material cannot be added to the curriculum without either sacrificing depth for breadth or making much of it optional. The former provides students with a superficial and deceptive familiarity with a wide range of subject matter, but without the analytical skills and intellectual discipline required to truly master any of it. The latter easily results in a fragmentation of knowledge and skills, without a realistic opportunity for students to draw meaningful connections and arrive at a synthesis. The authors, Music academics from the University of Glasgow, provide case studies from their own extensive experience, which are complemented by an Afterword from Nicholas Cook, 1684 Professor of Music at the University of Cambridge. Together, they examine what students can and should learn about and from music and what skills and knowledge music graduates could or should possess in order to operate successfully in professional and public life. Coupled with these considerations are reflections on music's social function and universities' role in public life, concluding with the conviction that a university education in music is more than a personal investment in one's future; it contributes to the public good.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2017
First published:	2018
Editors:	Bjoern Heile • Eva Moreda Rodriguez • Jane Stanley
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	212
ISBN-13:	978-1-4724-6732-4
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching skills & techniques Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Musical instruments & instrumental ensembles > General Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Cognition & cognitive psychology > Learning Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > General Books > Music > Musical instruments & instrumental ensembles > General
LSN:	1-4724-6732-9
Barcode:	9781472467324

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