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Music Education in France

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 December 2008

Roy Terry
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Abstract

The article summarises French Ministry of Education guidelines for music education and describes examples of actual practice. Mention is also made of Ministry of Culture provision for music education. An attempt is made to reflect current concerns among French music educators. Among issues raised are the nature of musical ability; what counts as music; questions of access and democratisation; and the relationship between classroom music and specialist instrumental tuition. The article is based on material gathered during a study visit to schools and colleges in Paris, and correspondence with teachers, advisers, and inspectors throughout France.

Type
Research Article
Information
British Journal of Music Education , Volume 2 , Issue 3 , November 1985 , pp. 227 - 251
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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