The Origins and Foundations of Music Education

This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com.

This landmark collection explores the origins and foundations of music education across five continents and considers:

the inclusion of music as part of the compulsory school curriculum in the context of the historical and political landscape

the aims, objectives and content of the music curriculum

teaching methods

the provision and training of teachers of music

the experiences of pupils

Contributors have been carefully selected to represent countries which have incorporated music into compulsory schooling for a variety of differing reasons giving a diverse collection which will guide future actions and policy.