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This quintet of essays examines the reasons why music education should be transformed, investigates the nature of education and musical transformation, and suggests alternative educational models and strategies. Estelle Jorgensen frames her argument for new approaches against the backdrop of historical musical and educational practice and draws on literature from various fields. Transforming Music Education is addressed to current and future music teachers, those who train them, and all who are interested in revolutionizing music education.

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Brilliant ... important reading for those who teach music, who write the curricular plans for teaching it, and who guide prospective teachers to the profession... It is a must-read, for it awakens thoughts about why we teach and how. -Patricia Shehan Campbell

Brilliant ... important reading for those who teach music, who write the curricular plans for teaching it, and who guide prospective teachers to the profession... It is a must-read, for it awakens thoughts about why we teach and how. -Patricia Shehan Campbell

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Estelle R. Jorgensen is Professor of Music at Indiana University, where she teaches courses in the foundation of music education. She is editor of Philosophy of Music Education Review, author of In Search of Music Education, and a frequent contributor to leading journals in music education.

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