Elliott, David J - Praxial Music Education

Elliott's groundbreaking 1995 book, Music Matters: A New Philosophy in Music Education, introduced the praxial theory of music education which argues for a socially and artistically grounded concept of music and music education, challenging the field's traditional absolutist foundations. Praxial Music Education collects the responses to his thesis from leading scholars in the field. A companion to Music Matters, this book is designed to spark debate and deeper analysis of this influential theory in music education.

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CONTENTS

1 David J. Elliott: Introduction
2 Marie F. McCarthy, J. Scott Goble: The Praxial Philosophy in Historical Perspective
3 Wayne D. Bowman: The Limits and Grounds of Musical Praxialism
4 Constantijn Koopman: The Nature of music and Musical Works
5 Wilfred Gruhn: Understanding Musical Understanding
6 Heidi Westerlund, Marja-Leena Juntunen: Music and Knowledge in Bodily Experience
7 Robert A. Cutietta, Sandra L. Stauffer: Listening Reconsidered
8 Wayne. D. Bowman: Why Musical Performance? Views Praxial to Performative
9 Jeffrey Martin: Composing and Improvising
10 Margaret Barrett: A Systems View of Musical Creativity
11 C. K. Szego: Praxial Foundations of Multicultural Music Education
12 Thomas A. Regelski: Curriculum: Implications of Aesthetics vs. Praxial Philosophies
13 Shiela Woodward: Critical Matters in Early Childhood Music Education
14 Pamela Burnard: What Matters in General Music?
15 Lori-Anne Dolloff: Elementary Music: Building Cultures and Practices
16 Patricia O'Tooole: Why Don't I Feel Included in these Musics, or Matters
17 Kari K. Veblen: Community Music and Praxialism: Narratives and Reflections