A Way of Music Education

C. Victor Fung is Professor of Music Education and Director of Center for Music Education Research at the University of South Florida, Tampa. His research emphasizes on social psychological aspects, multicultural issues, and international perspectives of music education. He has given over eighty presentations at professional conferences, and open lectures and seminars at over twenty institutions, across five continents. He has served as a Board Member for the International Society for Music Education, the College Music Society, and Florida Music Education Association.

• PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Part I: Classic Chinese Philosophies and Music Educational InterpretationsChapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Foundations of Yijing: An Organismic WorldviewChapter 3: Foundations of Classic Confucianism: Cheng (Sincerity), Shan (Kindness), Ren (Benevolence), and Junzi (the Exemplary Person)Chapter 4: Foundations of Classic Daoism: Wuwei (Non-egoistic Action), Guan (Observation), Qiwu (Equality), and Rou (Softness/Flexibility) Part II: Complementarity and A TrilogyChapter 5: Complementary Bipolar Continua in Music EducationChapter 6: ChangeChapter 7: BalanceChapter 8: Liberation Part III: A New Way of Thinking and Practical ImplicationsChapter 9: A Way of Music Education As A Way of LifeChapter 10: Toward Practical Implications Epilogue Index

this book is important ... an introductory reading that helps western music education readers understand the music education activities from multiple perspectives of Chinese philosophies.