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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 throug… More >>
A Philosophy of Music Education: Advancing the Vision
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#1 by String Guy on April 18, 2010 - 10:31 am
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.
Rating: 1 / 5
#2 by Anonymous on April 18, 2010 - 11:45 am
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.
Rating: 1 / 5
#3 by mrslurky on April 18, 2010 - 1:02 pm
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.
Rating: 2 / 5
#4 by Anonymous on April 18, 2010 - 1:57 pm
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.
Rating: 1 / 5
#5 by Anonymous on April 18, 2010 - 4:40 pm
This book fails to offer a reasonable philosophy of music education because it is based on a notion of music (as a “presentational symbol”) which has been debunked by mainstream philosophers for decades. The “absolute expressionist” theory of music and music education put forth in this book is so narrow and implausible it’s hard to believe that any reasonable person would take it seriously. Because it misrepresents the nature and value of music, this book is invalid as a guide for music curriculum and instruction.
Rating: 1 / 5