Taking a lifespan approach that extends thinking about music education beyond the school years, Kerchner (music education, Oberlin Conservatory of Music) and Abril (music education,
Northwestern U.) draw together 18 contributions by music education and other music scholars from the US, Singapore, and Brazil who examine the many dimensions of musical experience. They look
at musical experience from within sociocultural contexts, from infancy to older adulthood, and in formal and informal settings, as well as the meaning people construct from these experiences
and their implications for music education. They view music learning as part of enculturation and explore related shifts in thinking, acting, and feeling, looking at experiences provided by
community music programs for children and parents, performance in elementary schools, and a community gospel-jazz ensemble. No index is provided. Annotation 穢2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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