Discusses the difference between viewing music as a thing and as a process. Advocates conceptualizing music as a process of the mind. Offers a discussion of neurophilosophy as a means of focusing attention on the need for a revised epistemology of music and to highlight educators' responsibility for revamping the curriculum. (KO)

Raises a central issue in music education: whether performance is an end in itself or whether it is ancillary to something else. Discusses the traditional aesthetic education notion of musical performance and develops a new concept of the nature and values of music performance in music education. (KM)