Publication date:
16 June 2009Length of book:
418 pagesPublisher
R&L EducationDimensions:
240x161mm6x9"
ISBN-13: 9781607092353
Noted music educator Bennett Reimer has selected 24 of his previously published articles from a variety of professional journals spanning the past 50 years. During that time, he's tackled:
-generating core values for the field of music education;
-the core in larger societal and educational contexts;
-what to teach and how to teach it effectively;
-how we need to educate our teachers;
-the role of research in our profession; and
-how to improve our future status.
Reimer precedes each essay with background reflections and his position, both professional and personal, on effectively addressing the issue at hand. The opening "Letter to the Reader" presents a valuable overview based on his deeply grounded viewpoint. The entire music education profession will benefit from Reimer's perspective on past, present, and future concerns central to the functioning of music education in Seeking the Significance of Music Education: Essays and Reflections.
-generating core values for the field of music education;
-the core in larger societal and educational contexts;
-what to teach and how to teach it effectively;
-how we need to educate our teachers;
-the role of research in our profession; and
-how to improve our future status.
Reimer precedes each essay with background reflections and his position, both professional and personal, on effectively addressing the issue at hand. The opening "Letter to the Reader" presents a valuable overview based on his deeply grounded viewpoint. The entire music education profession will benefit from Reimer's perspective on past, present, and future concerns central to the functioning of music education in Seeking the Significance of Music Education: Essays and Reflections.
This fascinating and exhaustive set of essays confirms Bennett Reimer not only as an inspirational thinker and educator, but as a philosopher of deep humanity whose clarity of thought and expression are equally matched by his breadth of vision, humour, and delight in finely honed language. If you care about or are involved in educating through music, not only in the USA, but worldwide, then this book is essential reading.