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Teaching Approaches in Music Theory, 2nd Edition: An Overview of Pedagogical Philosophies
Author: Michael R. Rogers
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
Teaching Approaches in Music Theory, 2nd Edition: An Overview of Pedagogical Philosophies
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Teaching Approaches in Music Theory, 2nd Edition: An Overview of Pedagogical Philosophies
Juilliard Store
144 West 66th Street
New York NY 10023
United States
Teaching Approaches in Music Theory, 2nd Edition: An Overview of Pedagogical Philosophies
Juilliard Store
144 West 66th Street
New York NY 10023
United States
In a new preface to this edition, Rogers references advancements in the field over the past two decades, from the appearance of the first scholarly journal devoted entirely to aspects of music theory education to the emergence of electronic advances and devices that will provide a supporting, if not central, role in the teaching of music theory in the foreseeable future. With the updated information, the text continues to provide an excellent starting point for the study of music theory pedagogy.
Rogers has organized the book very much like a sonata. Part one, “ Background,” delineates principal ideas and themes, acquaints readers with the author’ s views of contemporary musical theory, and includes an orientation to an eclectic range of philosophical thinking on the subject; part two, “ Thinking and Listening,” develops these ideas in the specific areas of mindtraining and analysis, including a chapter on ear training; and part three, “ Achieving Teaching Success,” recapitulates main points in alternate contexts and surroundings and discusses how they can be applied to teaching and the evaluation of design and curriculum.
Teaching Approaches in Music Theory emphasizes thoughtful examination and critique of the underlying and often tacit assumptions behind textbooks, materials, and technologies. Consistently combining general methods with specific examples and both philosophical and practical reasoning, Rogers compares and contrasts pairs of concepts and teaching approaches, some mutually exclusive and some overlapping. The volume is enhanced by extensive suggested reading lists for each chapter.
