Democratizing Art: Music Education in Postwar Britain

Art and Design Education in the UK

This paper seeks to identify the philosophical origins of the teaching of art and design and subsequently trace its incorporation into a teaching program in the UK. It briefly discusses the nature of its classical ‘drawing’ background and the conflicts in the debate as to what ‘design’ means. It then goes on to identify the cultural and political context which shaped the institutions, such as A...

Sketching music: making music by exploring art

Music is complicated, so we explored how we can make it easier for inexperienced people to engage with it, and improve their understanding of it. In a series of exploratory studies, we asked participants to use a musical tabletop interface to compose music in relation to different forms of art, such as paintings and narrations. We found that (i) discussing extra-musical material in terms of mus...

Art and music research

In taxonomies of Western knowledge, ‘art’ and ‘music’ are grouped conventionally within a cluster of disciplines labeled ‘humanities’. Research on art and music, however, encompasses a wider array of disciplines and interdisciplinary fi elds. Music research also spans natural sciences (e.g. acoustics, physiology), formal sciences (mathematics, computing), and social sciences (psychology, sociol...

Computers in Music Education

This paper provides a survey of the applications of computers in music teaching. The systems are classified by musical activity rather than by technical approach. The instructional strategies involved and the type of knowledge represented are highlighted and areas for future research are identified.

Computers in Music Education