Music Education: Why? What? How? = Musiekopvoeding: Waarom? Wat? Hoe? Papers Presented at the National Music Educators Conference (Pretoria, South Africa, April 9-12, 1990).

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Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners

Aesthetic Values; Cultural Awareness; Elementary Secondary Education; Foreign Countries; Music Education

Namibia; South Africa

978-0-7969-0979-4

This collection of papers was presented at a South African national music educators conference. The conference set forth educators' concern about the current crisis in music education in South Africa. The critical state is summarized under two headings: (1) the law and abating status accorded to music education within general education; (2) the lack of coherence in music education owing to ongoing fragmentation. It is suggested that insofar as music is a universal manifestation of human sentience and is an essential feature of the culture of all peoples of all times, every individual deserves to be educated musically, and therefore music education must be an integral part of the education of all South Africans. Seven mandatory conditions are listed to insure that end. Presentations were grouped under the general headings: (1) "Overseas Presenters"; (2) "Papers Delivered to Specific Music Societies"; (3) "Panel Discussion: Perspectives on Multicultural Music Education"; (4) "Music Education in the Primary School"; (5) "Research"; (6) "Subject Music"; and (7) "General." A conference program also is included. (LBG)

1993

ED354176