Multicultural Perspectives in Music Education

"Keeping beat with our increasingly diverse population and the explosion of Internet content, this greatly expanded third edition of Multicultural Perspectives in Music Education covers more cultures; contains more standards-based, hands-on lesson plans; and offers more resources than ever.... This book is a flavorful melting pot of exciting musical and cultural nourishment that will inspire students of all demographic and social groups. This must-have resource represents must-learn concepts for young people in every community and learning environment."---Willie L. Hill Jr., past president, MENC: The National Association for Music Education

"As multicultural music education has expanded and deepened in the past two decades, so has the scope of this book. This three-volume third edition has new chapters on jazz and rock and world beat, additional contributions from noted scholars and teachers, and a foreword by renowned ethnomusicologist Anthony Seeger. It combines excellent cultural information and perspectives, comprehensive annotated sources, and creative lesson plans to engage students in rich, multicultural music experiences. William M. Anderson and Patricia Shehan Campbell are to be congratulated on the twenty-first-anniversary edition of this invaluable, time-honored source for music educators."---Marie McCarthy, chair of music education, School of Music, Theatre, and Dance, University of Michigan

"The new edition of Multicultural Perspectives in Music Education is bursting with information and practical, hands-on strategies for your general, choral, and instrumental classes. Who could ask for more distinguished authors? From the editors on down, you have the best knowledge/classroom-based writers in our field. Here's the help you need to face that challenging new cultural mix in your school. It won't collect dust on your shelf."---Will Schmid, past president, MENC: The National Association for Music Education

"These ambitious volumes are made by and for practical-minded educators. Rooted in on-the-ground classroom experience, chapter after chapter covers a unique cultural territory, introducing values, aesthetic principles, and structures that generate and shape musical expression. In each case, a treasure trove of get-it-done lessons is our reward. Editors Anderson and Campbell empower us to eliminate barriers and blind spots that hinder cross-cultural learning and to open our minds to different ways of comprehending and teaching musical knowledge."---Dan Sheehy, curator and director, Smithsonian Folkways

William M. Anderson is professor emeritus at Kent State University, where he was the founding director of the Center for the Study of World Musics.
Patricia Shehan Campbell is Donald E. Peterson Professor of Music at the University of Washington, where she teaches courses at the interface of music education and ethnomusicology.