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T&F/Routledge Routledge Research Companion To Popular Music Education by Gareth Dylan Smith Zack Moir Matt Brennan Shara Rambarran Phil Kirkman
Popular Music Is A Growing Presence In Education Formal And Otherwise From Primary School To Postgraduate Study. Programmes Courses And Modules In Popular Music Studies Popular Music Performance Songwriting And Areas Of Music Technology Are Becoming Commonplace Across Higher Education. Additionally Specialist Pop/Rock/Jazz Graded Exam Syllabi Such As Rockschool And Trinity Rock And Pop Have Emerged In Recent Years Meaning That It Is Now Possible For School Leavers In Some Countries To Meet University Entry Requirements Having Studied Only Popular Music. In The Context Of Teacher Education Classroom Teachers And Music-Specialists Alike Are Becoming Increasingly Empowered To Introduce Popular Music Into Their Classrooms. At Present Research In Popular Music Education Lies At The Fringes Of The Fields Of Music Education Ethnomusicology Community Music Cultural Studies And Popular Music Studies. The Ashgate Research Companion To Popular Music Education Is The First Book-Length Publication That Brings Together A Diverse Range Of Scholarship In This Emerging Field. Perspectives Include The Historical Sociological Pedagogical Musicological Axiological Reflexive Critical Philosophical And Ideological.Show More