In Search of Music Education

What is music education, and what ought it to be? By challenging narrow

        and inadequate conceptions of the field, Estelle Jorgensen raises the

        possibility of alternative views that can dignify the teacher's task,

        enrich and enliven the profession, and validate an exciting range of additional

        ways in which music education can be undertaken in the contemporary world.

      One of the most respected leaders in music education, Jorgensen emphasizes

        world music and ethnomusicology as equal partners alongside the more conventional

        sounds and styles that have dominated the classroom. Exemplifying sound

        scholarship, thorough research, and compelling argument, In Search

        of Music Education will be especially welcome wherever teachers strive

        to deal with requirements for responsible music education.