The ideology of competition in school music

Submitted by Joseph Hafner on 7 September, 2023 - 22:51

Publication Type:

Book

Authors:

Powell, Sean Robert,

Source:

Oxford University Press,, New York, NY, United States, p.1 online resource (x, 173 pages) (2023)

Call Number:

MT1.P66

URL:

https://www.vlebooks.com/vleweb/product/openreader?id=none&isbn=9780197570852

Keywords:

(OCoLC)fst00871496, (OCoLC)fst01030300, (OCoLC)fst01030365, (OCoLC)fst01107642, Competition (Psychology) in youth., Competitions., fast, Instruction and study, Instruction and study., Music, Music., School music, thema, ukslc

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- It's Easier to Imagine the End of Music Education Than the End of Competition -- The One-Dimensional Music Program -- Cynicism -- The Lost Trophy -- Contingency | Agency | Act -- Solidarity."This book explores competition as a structuring force in school music and provides critiques of that system from multiple philosophical and theoretical perspectives. Competition is seen by many music teachers, students, and supporters as natural and inevitable-something that is a taken-for-granted aspect of music education or an irresistible force, rather than a choice. The book uncovers this ideological nature of competition and examines its effect on student learning, teacher agency, and equity within music education. It considers ways in which music educators might reconsider the role of competition in their teaching practice and offers alternative frameworks for organizing school music"--Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 06, 2023).