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A Philosophy of Music Education: Advancing the Vision (3rd Edition) | 
 enlarge | Author: Bennett Reimer
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 665240
Media: Paperback
Edition: 3
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 307
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.6
ISBN: 0130993387
Dewey Decimal Number: 780.71
EAN: 9780130993380
ASIN: 0130993387
Publication Date: August 5, 2002
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Product Description
For undergraduate- and graduate-level courses in Introduction to Music Education, Foundations of Music Education, History and Philosophy of Music Education, and Contemporary Issues in Music Education. This text advances the philosophy of its previous editions into new territory, recasting it in light of emerging ideas and interests in philosophy in general and in philosophy of music in particular. The foundational concept--that the values of music are gained through direct experiences with its meaningful sounds--remains intact, but is explained and applied in broader, more inclusive scope, with a synergistic philosophical stance as the basis.
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 1 star is a gift. October 27, 2007
0 out of 6 found this review helpful
I concur with many of the 1 star reviewers. I do not care for this book or Mr. Reimer's writing style. While there are some decent points, the book is not an easy or interesting read.
 Inspiring May 12, 2007
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
Some of Bennett Reimer's writings are very inspiring. I am so thankful that my college professor used this particular book for our required reading.
Words, words, and more words... February 7, 2003
10 out of 21 found this review helpful
The man has interesting viewpoints, but these are all overshadowed by the overwhelming verbage. He can explain these principles in fewer paragraphs without missing out on anything. Instead, he opts to confuse readers by using too many words and by beating around the bush. I'd rather read something else if this weren't a required text.
3rd Edition, Same old stuff November 10, 2002
12 out of 26 found this review helpful
Reimer wants his readers to think he's done something important by putting his tired, old ideas into new words (here and there) and using a new cover. Only his rabid followers will agree. This is the same old stuff that Reimer has always tried to sell and it fails for the same basic reasons: Reimer does not have -- Reimer never had -- a plausible explanation of the nature and value of music. Reimer is obvioulsy desperate -- he's running very hard -- to save his legacy in this "third" book (the same book x 3!). But he cannot. He fails, again, because a new generation of music education philosophers -- Bowman, Jorgensen, Elliott, Regelski -- has already exposed Reimer's poor thinking, weak scholarship, and faulty logic in the past. This "third" edition is full of the same old problems.
A poor book July 24, 2001
13 out of 26 found this review helpful
This book is poor. It 's not "philosophical" in any sense because it's not logical and it's not supported by the majority of music scholars today. Reimer contradicts himself at every turn; he doesn't understand what Langer is really saying; and. his absolutist notion of music is completely out of synch with what most scholars argue about music today. Reimer just mouths a lot of fluffy, feel-good nonsense.
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