Navigating the Global Turn in Western Music History Pedagogy
This paper argues for a deeper understanding of the challenges posed to undergraduate western music history by an increasingly globalised higher education system. Reflecting on the experience of delivering programmes at a music conservatory in Chennai, India, I suggest how curriculum can be adapted...
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doaj-54615c7912804df6a37245ae617475002020-11-25T02:46:37ZdeuUniversity of BolognaMusica Docta2039-97152016-12-0161879210.6092/issn.2039-9715/65725971Navigating the Global Turn in Western Music History PedagogyPhilip TaylorThis paper argues for a deeper understanding of the challenges posed to undergraduate western music history by an increasingly globalised higher education system. Reflecting on the experience of delivering programmes at a music conservatory in Chennai, India, I suggest how curriculum can be adapted to explore the social history of cross-cultural musical practices. A brief case study surveys the role of western music in colonial and post-colonial south India to illustrate how we might foster critical approaches to music history at a global level.https://musicadocta.unibo.it/article/view/6572Music historyPedagogyGlobalIndia |
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Navigating the Global Turn in Western Music History Pedagogy |
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Navigating the Global Turn in Western Music History Pedagogy |
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University of Bologna |
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This paper argues for a deeper understanding of the challenges posed to undergraduate western music history by an increasingly globalised higher education system. Reflecting on the experience of delivering programmes at a music conservatory in Chennai, India, I suggest how curriculum can be adapted to explore the social history of cross-cultural musical practices. A brief case study surveys the role of western music in colonial and post-colonial south India to illustrate how we might foster critical approaches to music history at a global level. |
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