Educational Philosophy, Mother's Education
Music and the Poetry of Education
It is easy to hear the phrase “musical education” and assume we’re talking about piano and violin lessons, with a bit of tonic sol-fa thrown in. While this is the beginning of what is meant by music as a liberal art, music here — as something that precedes the liberal arts — means something deeper and more basic. Clark and Jain, in The Liberal Arts Tradition, call it “foundational.” To Clark and Jain, musical education is “an education in wonder”: Continue Reading…
July 22, 2015
