| Description |
xi, 221 pages ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
"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."--Publisher's website. |
| Contents |
Investigating the impact of music education -- Learning across generations: musical childhoods in twentieth century Britain -- Locations for musical learning -- Inspiring, affirming, challenging: significant people in musical learning 106 -- Opportunities and outcomes in lifelong musical engagement -- Rhetoric and reality: the real impact of music education -- Chances, choices and conclusions. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-216) and index. |
| Subject |
Music -- Instruction and study -- Social aspects.
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Music -- Instruction and study. |
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Social aspects. |
| ISBN |
9780199838752 hardback |
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0199838755 hardback |
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9780199838776 paperback |
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0199838771 paperback |
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