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Clarke, Garry E. – Design for Arts in Education, 1990
Questions what students should know about music and claims that they need an increased awareness of the value of U.S. music, both as music and as representative of U.S. culture. Suggests that teachers can use ready made lists as starting points, but encourages them to compile their own. (KM)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
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Best, Harold M. – Design for Arts in Education, 1990
Outlines a philosophy for music literacy for all students that emphasizes wholeness. Suggests that music educators concentrate on nonverbal knowing, integrating popular and classical culture, balancing learned literature and improvisation, and making singing a central part of the music curriculum. Maintains that artistic excellence should be a…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Auditory Training, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education