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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Main Author: Philip Taylor
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: University of Bologna 2016-12-01
Series:Musica Docta
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Online Access:https://musicadocta.unibo.it/article/view/6572
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spelling 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
Musica Docta
Music history
Pedagogy
Global
India
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title Navigating the Global Turn in Western Music History Pedagogy
title_short Navigating the Global Turn in Western Music History Pedagogy
title_full Navigating the Global Turn in Western Music History Pedagogy
title_fullStr Navigating the Global Turn in Western Music History Pedagogy
title_full_unstemmed Navigating the Global Turn in Western Music History Pedagogy
title_sort navigating the global turn in western music history pedagogy
publisher University of Bologna
series Musica Docta
issn 2039-9715
publishDate 2016-12-01
description 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.
topic Music history
Pedagogy
Global
India
url https://musicadocta.unibo.it/article/view/6572
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