A Latin American Music Reader

A Latin American Music Reader
Author: Javier F Leon
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Total Pages: 440
Release: 2016-07-15
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0252098439

Javier F. León and Helena Simonett curate a collection of essential writings from the last twenty-five years of Latin American music studies. Chosen as representative, outstanding, and influential in the field, each article appears in English translation. A detailed new introduction by León and Simonett both surveys and contextualizes the history of Latin American ethnomusicology, opening the door for readers energized by the musical forms brought and nurtured by immigrants from throughout Latin America. Contributors include Marina Alonso Bolaños, Gonzalo Camacho Díaz, José Jorge de Carvalho, Claudio F. Díaz, Rodrigo Cantos Savelli Gomes, Juan Pablo González, Rubén López-Cano, Angela Lühning, Jorge Martínez Ulloa, Maria Ignêz Cruz Mello, Julio Mendívil, Carlos Miñana Blasco, Raúl R. Romero, Iñigo Sánchez Fuarros, Carlos Sandroni, Carolina Santamaría-Delgado, Rodrigo Torres Alvarado, and Alejandro Vera.

A History of American Music Education

A History of American Music Education
Author: Michael L. Mark
Publisher:
Total Pages: 524
Release: 2007
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781578865239

Co-published by MENC: The National Association for Music Education. A History of American Music Education covers the history of American music education, from its roots in Biblical times through recent historical events and trends. It describes the educational, philosophical, and sociological aspects of the subject, always putting it in the context of the history of the United States. It offers complete information on professional organizations, materials, techniques, and personalities in music education.

LESTER YOUNG RDR PB

LESTER YOUNG RDR PB
Author: Lewis Porter
Publisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
Total Pages: 360
Release: 1991-10-17
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN:

This book retrieves long-out-of-print previously unpublished biographical and critical essays, as well as a complete and authoritative collection of Young's interviews and a selection of rare photographs. Together these materials form a record of the life and music of the man Billie Holiday nicknamed "the President." Outstanding in this symposium are contributions by Nat Henthoff, Barry Ulanov, Loren Schoenberg, Whitney Balliett, Bobby Scott, Allan Morrison, Frank Büchmann-Møller and notably Martin Williams.

The Death and Life of the Great American School System

The Death and Life of the Great American School System
Author: Diane Ravitch
Publisher: Basic Books (AZ)
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2010-03-02
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0465014917

Discusses how school choice, misapplied standards of accountability, the No Child Left Behind mandate, and the use of a corporate model have all led to a decline in public education and presents arguments for a return to strong neighborhood schools and quality teaching.

Outlook

Outlook
Author: Alfred Emanuel Smith
Publisher:
Total Pages: 600
Release: 1877
Genre:
ISBN: