SKU: GI.G-10580
Philosopher and
Practitioner in
Dialogue. Composed by
William Perrine. Music
Education. 430 pages. GIA
Publications #10580.
Published by GIA
Publications
(GI.G-10580).
ISBN
9781622776375.
Cont
ributors: Travis J. Cross
(University of
California–Los
Angeles) • David J.
Elliott (New York
University) •
Marissa Silverman
(Montclair State
University) • Jacob
Wallace (South Dakota
State University) •
Randall Everett Allsup
(Teachers College,
Columbia University)
• Cynthia Johnston
Turner (Wilfrid Laurier
University) •
Carolyn Barber
(University of
Nebraska-Lincoln) •
John Kratus (Independent
Scholar) • Vincent
C. Bates (Weber State
University) •
Thomas G. Warner, Jr.
(North Carolina
Agricultural and
Technical State
University) • Ben
Hawkins (Transylvania
University) •
Thomas A. Regelski (SUNY
Fredonia School of Music,
Helsinki University of
Finland) • Paul
Woodford (Western
University) •
Charles Peltz (New
England Conservatory of
Music) In the wind band
profession—as in
every great
discipline—it is
critical to take stock in
the big questions about
where we are heading, and
why, as we move through
the twenty-first century.
This thought-provoking
book contains seven
high-level exchanges
between a leading wind
band practitioner and a
music education
philosopher. Each section
of The Future of the Wind
Band grapples with the
most profound issues
facing the music
education profession and
the path of instrumental
music education in our
schools: Relevance: What
relevance, if any, does
the wind band have both
to today’s
students and to culture
more broadly in the
twenty-first century?
What relevance does the
band experience hold for
students’ everyday
life? Repertoire: What is
the relationship between
the repertoire performed
by wind ensembles and the
larger musical world?
Pedagogy: What
constitutes best practice
in terms of musical
pedagogy and rehearsal
technique within the
large-ensemble
experience? Creativity:
Can the wind band
function as a vehicle for
enhancing the individual
creativity of its
members? Economic
Justice: How do issues of
social class and the
distribution of wealth
relate to broader
questions of social
justice within the
context of instrumental
music education?
Professional Ethics: What
are the primary ethical
responsibilities of the
wind band conductor?
Democratic Citizenship:
What relationship, if
any, can be drawn between
membership in the wind
band and citizen
participation in
democracy? Such exchanges
can only strengthen our
profession and pay rich
dividends in our musical
and educational work with
the students we serve.
Editor of this book,
William (Bill) M. Perrine
is Associate Professor of
Music and Director of
Instrumental Activities
at Concordia University
in Ann Arbor, Michigan,
where he directs the wind
ensemble, marching band,
and community
orchestra.
John M. Johnston
