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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
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| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Claire Janice Detels; Ralph Alexander Smith |
| ISBN: | 0897896661 9780897896665 |
| OCLC Number: | 41026428 |
| Description: | xi, 181 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Pt. I. The Boundaries of the Arts and Aesthetics. 1. Hard Times, Hard Boundaries. 2. History, Philosophy, and the Canons of the Arts. 3. Uses of History in Some Recent Aesthetic Writings -- Pt. II. Boundaries in Music. 4. Fragmentation in the Musical Field. 5. Soft Boundaries and Relatedness: A New Paradigm for Understanding Music. 6. Soft Boundaries, Autonomist/Formalist Aesthetics, and Music Theory -- Pt. III. Soft Boundaries and the Future. 7. Integrating History, Theory, and Practice in the College Music Curriculum. 8. Towards Integrative, Interdisciplinary Education in the Arts and Aesthetics. 9. Virtual Reality and Aesthetic Competence in the Twenty-First Century. |
| Other Titles: | Re-visioning the arts and aesthetics in American education |
| Responsibility: | Claire Detels ; Ralph A. Smith, advisory editor. |
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"This compelling analysis of the academic autism' that results from the over-specialization and, hence, the fragmentation of musical study and education in public schols and universities will be read profitably by anyone concerned about the weak state of music in schools and society. It is especially valuable for musicians in academe whose favored paradigms, the author argues, have wrought unintended and unfortunate consequences. The issues raised are important but are seldom addressed with such comprehensiveness and forthrightness. The critique is clearly articulated, even-handed and well-argued. The proposed softening' of boundaries between specialties within music, between music and the other arts deserves discussion, especially in terms of the practical models suggested from the author's own teaching experiences."-Thomas A. Regelski, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor of Music SUNY Fredonia, NY Read more...
