Three interrelated philosophical questions lie at the heart of this chapter: Why should music
educators beinterested injustice? What is meant by social justice and what are the types of …

The purpose of this study was to explore the achievement goal motivation orientations of
instrumental music students in the US and Singapore. Participants in this study were …

At present, instrumental music education, defined in this paper as the teaching and learning
of music through wind bands and symphony orchestras of Western origin, appears …

Spirituality encourages the individual to make sense of oneself within a wider framework of
meaning and see oneself as part of some larger whole. This article discusses Confucian …

In this philosophical paper, I propose a theory of music education inspired by ancient
Chinese philosophy. In particular, I draw on five classical Chinese philosophical texts: the …

In this article, I examine the Partnership for twenty-first Century Skills (P21) framework from a
Confucian perspective. Given that this framework has attracted attention around the world …

In this essay, a quintet of values in doing philosophy of music education are examined: the
need for a broad view, a personal perspective, a constructive vision, a relevant plan, and the …

The purpose of this study was to investigate participant involvement in community wind
bands through the lens of organizational theory to inform the music education profession …

In music education, thinking is often construed in terms of acquiring conceptual knowledge
of musical elements. Research has found, however, that instrumental music educators have …

The purpose of the study was to investigate how university band students'(non–music
majors) motivational goal orientations toward band and academics differ across participants …