Music education in Australia : valuing cultural diversity

Joseph, Dawn 2007, Music education in Australia : valuing cultural diversity, Victorian journal of music education, vol. 2007, pp. 28-38.

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Title	Music education in Australia : valuing cultural diversity
Author(s)	Joseph, Dawn
Journal name	Victorian journal of music education
Volume number	2007
Start page	28
End page	38
Publisher	Australian Society for Music Education (ASME)
Place of publication	Parkville, Vic.
Publication date	2007
ISSN	1036-6318
Keyword(s)	Music -- Instruction and study -- Victoria Music -- Instruction and study
Summary	Australia is a ‘mosaic of cultures’, the borders between cultures, communities and societies are continually blurring, thus music and multiculturalism cannot be divorced from society per se. As teachers are agents of change, broadening students’ experiences and understandings of ‘other cultures’ can only enhance the provision of inclusive, rich, multicultural programs at schools. The article considers notions of multiculturalism, cultural diversity and music education. It also raises concerns and issues when valuing cultural diversity in music education. Music is an effective platform to foster understanding of difference within and beyond the classroom. I propose that teacher education courses provide intercultural inclusive practices.
Language	eng
Field of Research	130201 Creative Arts, Media and Communication Curriculum and Pedagogy 130302 Comparative and Cross-Cultural Education
HERDC Research category	C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
ERA Research output type	C Journal article
Persistent URL	http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30007890

Document type:	Journal Article
Collection:	School of Education

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