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Abeles, Harold F.

Title Foundations of music education / Harold F. Abeles, Charles R. Hoffer, Robert H. Klotman.

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New York : Schirmer Books ; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan Canada, 1995, c1994.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe 2nd Floor Stacks	780.7 Ab35f 1995	---	Available

Edition	2nd ed.
Description	xiv, 408 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Nature Versus Nurture. The Process of Socialization. Music as Human Behavior. Factors Affecting Musical Behavior -- 6. Social Psychological Foundations of Music Education. Self-Image. Roles and Expectations. Competition/Cooperation. Leadership. Feelings of Self-Confidence. Attitudes -- 7. Psychological Foundations of Music Education. Theoretical Positions. Child Development. Cognitive Processes. Motivation. Contextual Factors. Musical Ability -- 8. Applications of Psychology to Music Teaching. Taxonomies of Educational Objectives. Stating Music Objectives Behaviorally. Accountability. Individualized Music Instruction. Programmed and Computer-Based Instruction. Music Instruction with Computers. A Behavioral Approach to Music Instruction. Gordon's Learning Theory -- 9. Curriculum. Definitions of Curriculum. Curriculum Development. Guides and Courses of Study. Multicultural Music Education. Interrelationships Among the Arts. Music Education for the Handicapped. Discipline-Based Music Education.
	Music in Early Childhood Education. Performing and Performances. Electronic Instruments in Curriculum Development -- 10. Assessing Musical Behaviors. Some Measurement Theory. Types of Tests. Traditional Approaches to Assessing Classroom Music Achievement. Alternative Approaches to Assessment. Program Evaluation. The National Assessment of Music. Evaluation of Music Teachers -- 11. Research and Music Education. Science and Personal Experience. Values of Research. Acceptance of Research by Music Educators. Locating Research Reports. Analysis of Research Results. Research Methods. Reading Research Reports. Analysis of the Study -- 12. Teacher Education and Future Directions. Music Education as a Profession. Teaching as an Art. "America 2000"
Subject	Music -- Instruction and study.
Added Author	Hoffer, Charles R.
	Klotman, Robert H.
ISBN	0028700112
	9780028700113