Ruthmann S. Alex, Mantie Roger (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Technology and Music Education

Oxford University Press, 2017. — 737 p.The Oxford Handbook of Technology and Music Education, edited by S. Alex Ruthmann and Roger Mantie, is the most authoritative academic and practical guide about the role of various technologies in contemporary music education. Few aspects of daily existence are untouched by technology. Learning and teaching music are no exceptions and arguably have been impacted as much or more than other areas of life. Digital technologies have come to affect music learning and teaching in profound ways, influencing how we create, listen, share, consume, interact, and conceptualize musical practices and the musical experience. For a discipline as entrenched in tradition as music education, this has brought forth myriad views on what does and should constitute music learning and teaching. To tease out and elucidate some of the salient problems, interests, and issues, The Oxford Handbook of Technology and Music Education critically situates technology in relation to music education from a variety of perspectives: historical; philosophical; socio-cultural; pedagogical; musical; economic; policy, organized around four broad themes: Emergence and Evolution; Locations and Contexts: Social and Cultural Issues; Experiencing, Expressing, Learning and Teaching; and Competence, Credentialing, and Professional Development. Chapters from a highly diverse group of junior and senior scholars provide analyses of technology and music education through intersections of gender, theoretical perspective, geographical distribution, and relationship to the field. The Oxford Handbook of Technology and Music Education's dedication to diversity and forward-facing discussion promotes contrasting perspectives and conversational voices rather than reinforce traditional narratives and prevailing discourses.Representing eight different countries, authors offering core perspectives bring expertise in school and community music, industry, research, teacher education, and other related fields. These authors and 19 others contribute further perspectives that expound on and sometimes differ from core perspectives. Authors explore music education and technology broadly, both inside and outside of the traditional school setting; consider benefits of interdisciplinary activity; and question the discrete roles of composer, performer, and producer that become increasingly blurred by social networking and inexpensive software and hardware.Foreword
Peter Richard Webster and David Brian WilliamsList of Contributors
About the Companion Website
Editors’ Introduction: Narrating the Landscape of Technology and Music Education
Roger Mantie and S. Alex RuthmannEmergence and EvolutionCore Perspectives
Thinking about Music and Technology
Roger MantieTechnology in Music Education in England and across Europe
Marina GallFurther Perspectives
Savoring the Artistic Experience in an Age of Commodification
Chee- Hoo LumMusic Technology in Ethnomusicology
Gabriel SolisThe Role of “Place” and Context
Janice WaldronSlow Music
Rena UpitisThen and Now
David A. WilliamsCore Perspectives
Globalization and Technology in Twenty- First- Century Education
Samuel LeongTechnology in the Music Classroom— Navigating through a Dense Forest: The Case of Greece
Smaragda ChrysostomouFurther Perspectives
Building a Broad View of Technology in Music Teacher Education
Heidi ParttiTechnology in the Music Classroom in Kenya
Emily Achieng’ Akuno and Donald Otoyo OndiekiPondering an End to Technology in Music Education
Joseph Michael PignatoA Software Creator’s Perspective
Joe BerkovitzWhere Might We Be Going?
Jonathan SavageLoaded Questions for an Emerging World of Music Education Technology
John- Morgan BushMobile Learning in Music Education
Jason ChenLocations and Contexts: Social and Cultural IssuesCore Perspectives
Critical Perspectives from Africa
Benon KigoziInterest- Driven Music Education: Youth, Technology, and Music Making Today
Kylie PepplerSituating Technology within and without Music Education
Joseph Michael PignatoFurther Perspectives
Human Potential, Technology, and Music Education
Smaragda Chrysostomou“Placing” Technology within Music Education Communities
Ailbhe KennyThe Promise and Pitfalls of the Digital Studio
Ethan HeinMusicking and Technology: A Further Swedish Perspective
Bo NilssonExploring Intersections of Technology, Play, Informality, and Innovation
Gillian HowellCore Perspectives
Pedagogical Fundamentalism versus Radical Pedagogy in Music
Heidi ParttiThe Impact of Technologies on Society, Schools, and Music Learning
Valerie PetersRe-situating Technology in Music Education
Evan S. TobiasFurther Perspectives
Technology in Perspective: Who is in Control?
Patricia A. Gonzalez- MorenoThe Curious Musician
Leah KardosOn Becoming Musical: Technology, Possibilities, and Transformation
Gena R. GreherEbola Songs: Exploring the Role of Music in Public Health Education
Carlos Chirinos-EspinThinking and Talking about Change in Music Education
Roger MantieA Sociological Perspective on Technology and Music Education
Ruth WrightExperiencing, Expressing, Learning, and TeachingCore Perspectives
Power and Choice in the Teaching and Learning of Music
Chee-Hoo LumMusic Fluency: How Technology Refocuses Music Creation and Composition
Barbara FreedmanPlaying (in) the Digital Studio
Ethan HeinFurther Perspectives
Considering Music Technology and Literacy
Jay DorfmanTechnology and Music Collaboration for People with Significant Disabilities
Donald DeVitoProsumer Learners and Digital Arts Pedagogy
Samuel LeongA Pluralist Approach to Music Education
James HumberstoneAugmenting Music Teaching and Learning with Technology and Digital Media
Evan S. TobiasPossibilities for Inclusion with Music Technologies
Deborah VanderLindeCore Perspectives
Getting in the Way? Limitations of Technology in Community Music
Gillian HowellMeaningful and Relevant Technology Integration
Michael MedvinskyThe Convergence of Networked Technologies in Music Teaching and Learning
Janice WaldronFurther Perspectives
Narcissism, Romanticism, and Technology
Evangelos HimonidesPedagogical Decision-Making
Ryan BledsoeEquity and Access in Out-of-School Music Making
Kylie PepplerTechnology, Sound, and the Tuning of Place
Sandra StaufferCompetence, Credentialing, and Professional DevelopmentCore Perspectives
Traditions and Ways Forward in the United States
Jay DorfmanTechnology and Invisibility in Music Teacher Education
Gena R. GreherAuthentic Approaches to Music Education with Technology
Jonathan SavageFurther Perspectives
Technology in Music Initial Teacher Education
Marina GallUsing Mobile Technologies and Problem- Seeking Pedagogies to Bridge Universities and Workplaces
Julie BallantyneApplication of Technology in Music Education in Selected African Countries
Benon KigoziDefining and Acknowledging Music Education Technology in Music Teacher Training
Lauri VekeveLearner Engagement and Technology Integration
Michael MedvinskyCore Perspectives
Faculty Development in and through the Use of Information and Communication Technology
Patricia A. Gonzalez-MorenoEducators’ Roles and Professional Development
Evangelos HimonidesMusic Technology Pedagogy and Curricula
David A. WilliamsFurther Perspectives
Why Isn’t Music Education in the United States More Twenty-First-Century PC?
Barbara FreedmanGenerating Intersections between Music and Technology
Matthew HitchcockPreparing for Change and Uncertainty
Valerie PetersIndex