"This book explores competition as a structuring force in school music and provides critiques of that system from multiple philosophical and theoretical perspectives. Competition is seen by many music teachers, students, and supporters as natural and inevitable-something that is a taken-for-granted aspect of music education or an irresistible force, rather than a choice. The book uncovers this ideological nature of competition and examines its effect on student learning, teacher agency, and equity within music education. It ...
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"This book explores competition as a structuring force in school music and provides critiques of that system from multiple philosophical and theoretical perspectives. Competition is seen by many music teachers, students, and supporters as natural and inevitable-something that is a taken-for-granted aspect of music education or an irresistible force, rather than a choice. The book uncovers this ideological nature of competition and examines its effect on student learning, teacher agency, and equity within music education. It considers ways in which music educators might reconsider the role of competition in their teaching practice and offers alternative frameworks for organizing school music"--
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