ABSTRACT
This collection of previously published articles, chapters and keynotes traces both the theoretical contribution of Lucy Green to the emergent field of the sociology of music education, and her radicalhands-on practical work in classrooms and instrumental studios. The selection contains a mixture of material, from essays that have appeared in major journals and books, to some harder-to-find publications. It spans issues from musical meaning, ideology, identity and gender in relation to music education, to changes and challenges in music curricula and pedagogy, and includes Green‘s highly influential work on bringing informal learning into formal music education settings. A newly-written introduction considers the relationship between theory and practice, and situates each essay in relation to some of the major influences, within and beyond the field of music education, which affected Green‘s own intellectual journey from the 1970s to the present day.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|1 pages
Music Education as a Reproductive Force – Ideology, Musical Meaning, Social Groups and Identity
part Two|1 pages
Gender and Music Education
part Three|1 pages
Assessment and Curriculum Content in Music Education
chapter 11|26 pages
From the Western classics to the world: secondary music teachers’ changing attitudes in England, 1982 and 1998
part Four|1 pages
Informal Learning and the Music Classroom
chapter 12|16 pages
What Can Music Educators Learn from Popular Musicians?
chapter 13|19 pages
Informal Learning in the Music Classroom: A Seven-Stage Program
part Five|1 pages
Aural Learning, Informal Learning and the Instrumental Teaching Studio