Revolutions in Music Education

Andrew Sutherland is director of music at Methodist Ladies College and adjunct lecturer for the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.Jane Southcott is professor at Monash University, Australia.Leon de Bruin is lecturer in music at the University of Melbourne, Conservatorium of Music, and coordinator of the Master of Music Performance Teaching degree (MMPT).

• Foreword—Howard GoodallIntroductionPart 1: The Great Leap Forward—Early Traditions: Cultural, Environmental, and Developing MethodsChapter 1: Moveable ‘Do’, Sol-Fa and Vertical Ladders: Guido to Glover to Curwen to Koda´lyJane SouthcottChapter 2: The Role of the Cantor in the Performance of Liturgy: Council of Laodicea in the Mid-Fourth Century to Guido of Arezzo (C.990–C.1040)Carol WilliamsChapter 3: Orff’s Schulwerk: Gestation, Interruption, Revival, and DisseminationJane Southcott and Andrew SutherlandChapter 4: Shinichi Suzuki and Talent Education: From Beginnings in Japan to the USA and the WorldJane SouthcottChapter 5: Émile Jaques-Dalcroze and the Movement of MusicKarin GreenheadPart 2: Influences of Cultural Shifts in Society on Teaching and LearningChapter 6: Jazz Education: Revolution or Devolution? Leon de BruinChapter 7: A Global Revolution in Music for Social Change: El Sistema from Chile to Venezuela and the WorldAlexandra Carlson and Andrew SutherlandChap

Revolutions in Music Education details historical landmarks that continue to influence music teaching and learning throughout the world. Individual chapters provide explicit detail and place each topic within its cultural context by synthesizing extant literature and providing new information based on primary sources. The remarkable organization of the book illuminates the connections among seemingly singular innovations in the complex and ever-growing web of music pedagogy today. This book will serve as a valuable resource for music education scholars and for anyone wanting to know more about the development of the field.