Chances and Choices: Exploring the Impact of Music Education FREE DOWNLOAD
- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (July 11, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0199838771
- ISBN-13: 978-0199838776
In Chances and Choices, Stephanie Pitts surveys the
aims and impact of formative musical experiences, evaluating the extent
to which music education of various kinds provides a foundation for
lifelong involvement and interest in music. Pitts draws upon rich
qualitative data from her own extensive original study of over 100
adults with an active interest in music in the UK and Italy to address
several key themes in the study of music education. Intertwined with
discussion of topics such as music education policy and the role that
music teachers and other role models play in nurturing musicians are
first person 'interludes' that showcase the stories and voices of the
research participants as they reflect upon the influences and
opportunities that shaped their musical life histories. Pitts' analysis
adds valuable context to these stories, illuminating the historical and
contemporary debates about music education and proposing ways in which
school music might better prepare young people for continued
participation in music throughout their lives. A companion website
contains Pitts' data sets and analytical frameworks; the website also
features an interactive database through which readers can share their
own musical life histories and search others that have been contributed
there. Shedding new light on the long-term effects of music education, Chances and Choices
is an important resource to understand how we can encourage lasting
engagement with music and other cultural activities in every individual.
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