This introduction to the historical and philosophical foundations of the music teaching profession is designed to fill the gap between books that are either too simplistic or too advanced. It explores major events and ideas that have shaped the current status of the profession and that point toward its future, and encourages readers to continually consider how the concepts covered relate to their own experiences. It also explores people, places, events, and ideas in the history of music in American schools and the general or non-musical events influencing its development from the Colonial Period through 1980.
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Using a fresh, holistic perspective, this introduction to the historical and philosophical foundations of the music teaching profession is designed to fill the gap between texts that are either too simplistic or too advanced. It explores major events and ideas that have shaped the current status of the profession and that point toward its future, and encourages students to continually consider how the concepts covered relate to their own experiences.
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This introduction to the historical and philosophical foundations of the music teaching profession is designed to fill the gap between books that are either too simplistic or too advanced. It explores major events and ideas that have shaped the current status of the profession and that point toward its future, and encourages readers to continually consider how the concepts covered relate to their own experiences. It also explores people, places, events, and ideas in the history of music in American schools and the general or non-musical events influencing its development from the Colonial Period through 1980.
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Joseph A. Labuta is Professor Emeritus of Music and former Associate Chair of the Music Department and Director of Music Education At Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan where he taught graduate and undergraduate courses in music education and conducting. He also served as a conductor of bands, orchestras, and choirs at the public school and college levels. Labuta earned a BME degree from Central College (MO) and an ME in Music Education from the University of Missouri. He was appointed Fellow in Music at the University of Illinois and completed his doctorate there in 1965. He has been a teacher of conducting at the university level since 1963 and has lectured, led workshops, and written extensively on conducting bands and orchestras. The 6th edition of his conducting text, Basic Conducting Techniques, first published in 1982, was released by Prentice Hall in 2010. His first book, Teaching Musicianship in the High School Band, is a seminal work that has been widely used and acclaimed by band directors. Joe and his wife, Mary, founded the Saline (MI) New Horizons Band in 2004. He has conducted at NHB camps in Interlochen amd Chautauqua.
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