Mills, Janet: Thinking and Making
Selections from the writings of John Paynter on music in education
- Author: Mills, Janet
- Author: Paynter, John
This is not an easy read, nor is it intended to be: Paynter wants to make us think, and he succeeds. This is writing of the highest quality - thought-provoking, passionate and perceptive . .... — More…
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$40.00Contents
- Sound and Silence (1970)
- Music in a liberal education
- Learning from the present
- Silence
- Exploring stringed instruments
- From Hear and Now to All Kinds of Music (1972-9)
- Today's music is for everyone
- Autumn
- The role of creativity in the school music curriculum
- An interdisciplinary approach to music
- The first sunrise
- The small-group 'workshop'
- Performing from indeterminate notation
- The School Council Secondary Music Project (1973-82)
- How did we get here?
- Music in school and society
- Interest from overseas
- The pursuit of reality in music education
- Keeping music musical: a British perspective
- The composer as educator: things that matter
- Strengthening the Theoretical Base (1990-2002)
- Sounds out of silence
- Wind song
- The form of finality: a context for musical education
- Making progress with composing
- Music in the school curriculum: why bother?
- Working on one's inner world
- Selected Publications by John Paynter
