''Basic Concepts in Music Education'' is a landmark work published in the USA 1958 as the Fifty-Seventh Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education. In 1954, the Music Educators National Conference (
MENC) had formed its Commission on Basic Concepts in an attempt to seek a more soundly-based philosophical foundation. The work of the commission resulted in the publication of ''Basic Concepts,'' which advocated an aesthetic justification for
music education
Music education is a field of practice in which educators are trained for careers as primary education, elementary or secondary education, secondary music teachers, school or music conservatory ensemble directors. Music education is also a rese ...
. According to the aesthetic philosophy, music education should be justified for its own sake rather than for its extra-musical benefits.
Contents
Section I: Disciplinary Backgrounds
*Therber H. Madison, The Need for New Concepts in Music Education
*Foster McMurray,
Pragmatism
Pragmatism is a philosophical tradition that views language and thought as tools for prediction, problem solving, and action, rather than describing, representing, or mirroring reality. Pragmatists contend that most philosophical topics†...
in Music Education
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Harry S. Broudy, A Realistic Philosophy of Music Education
*John H. Mueller, Music and Education: A Sociological Approach
*George Frederick McKay, The Range of Musical Experience
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James Mursell
James Lockhart Mursell (b. Derby, England, June 1, 1893; d. Jackson, New Hampshire, Jackson, New Hampshire, Feb. 1, 1963) wrote extensively about music education and the use of music in a classroom setting. He emphasized the student's role in lear ...
, Growth Processes in Music Education
*Louis P. Thorpe, Learning Theory and Music Teaching
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Allen Britton
Allen Perdue Britton (May 25, 1914 – February 17, 2003) was an American music educator.
Through his many passions in life he contributed to elevating the field of music education to the same stature as the field of musicology. He developed ...
, Music in Early American Public Education: A Historical Critique
Section II: Music in Schools
*C.A. Burnmeister, The Role of Music in General Education
*Robert House, Curriculum Construction in Music Education
*William C. Hartshorn, The Role of Listening
*E. Thayer Gaston, Functional Music
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Charles Leonhard
Charles Leonhard (December 8, 1915 - January 31, 2002) was an American music educator and academic. He was one of the first to argue for a focus upon aesthetic education within music education. For most of his career, he was a professor at the Univ ...
, Evaluation in Music Education
*Oletta A. Benn, A Message for New Teachers
Basic Concepts II
Richard Colwell edited ''Basic Concepts in Music Education II'' in 1991. This volume included updates from the living authors of the original volume as well as new contributions from leaders in the field.
References
Henry, N. B. (Ed.). (1958). ''Basic Concepts in Music Education.'' Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
Mark, M. L., & Gary, C. L. (1999). ''A history of American music education'' (2nd ed.). Reston, VA: MENC—The National Association for Music Education.
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1954 non-fiction books