Description
Book Synopsis'There are countless gems within these pages ... Swanwick seems to write from more experience as a musician and teacher than most others who write for this audience. There is a real sense of his having been there.â - Patricia Shehan Campbell, Professor of Music, University of Washington, USA
'... contains the essential and highly valued hallmark of its author: well-articulated philosophy that will surely filter through to practical work in classrooms.'- British Journal of Music Education
'Among the virtues of this thoughtful study is that Swanwick supplies the terminology and the arguments to turn the potentially commonplace into fresh thought.' - Times Educational Supplement
This classic text is essential reading for all music educators, including practising and intending teachers in schools and colleges, and instrumental teachers. It is re-released in this special edition with a new pre
Table of Contents
1. Musical value 2. Music as culture: the space between 3. Principles of music education 4. Why and how of musical assessment 5. What of the future?
