International Society for Philosophy of Music Education
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The International Society for Philosophy of Music Education (ISPME) is an international scholarly organization for the field of music education
philosophy
. Music education philosophy is a field of study that examines such fundamental questions as "why and how should music be taught and learned?," while ISPME is the only international organization devoted specifically to this specialized subject. ISPME members include professors of music, education, and philosophy at universities in Europe, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas.
ISPME seeks to:
, David Elliott
, and many others.
*ISPME Executive Committee (2007-2010):
*Appointments
*ISPME Executive Committee (2005-2007):
*Appointments
on June 9-13 of 2010. This symposium marks twenty years since the inaugural ISPME event was held at Bloomington, Indiana in 1990.
Music education
Music education is a field of study associated with the teaching and learning of music. It touches on all domains of learning, including the psychomotor domain , the cognitive domain , and, in particular and significant ways,the affective domain, including music appreciation and sensitivity...
philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
. Music education philosophy is a field of study that examines such fundamental questions as "why and how should music be taught and learned?," while ISPME is the only international organization devoted specifically to this specialized subject. ISPME members include professors of music, education, and philosophy at universities in Europe, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas.
Purpose of ISPME
As expressed in its By-Laws, the International Society for Philosophy of Music Education (ISPME) is founded on both educational and professional objectives: "devoted to the specific interests of philosophy of music education in elementary through secondary schools, colleges and universities, in private studios, places of worship, and all the other places and ways in which music is taught and learned."ISPME seeks to:
- (1) Gather, consider, and disseminate ideas on the philosophy and practice of music as an integral part of music education
- (2) Increase communications on philosophy among the various disciplines of the music profession that bear on education
- (3) Sponsor symposia as the Society deems necessary for the express purpose of exhibiting appropriate research and discussion.
Leadership of ISPME
The International Society for the Philosophy of Music Education held its first symposium nearly 20 years ago, and recent meetings have been hosted by various universities in Europe and North America. Several prominent music scholars have taken a leadership role in the organization over the years, most notably Estelle Jorgensen of Indiana University in the United States. Other well-known participants have included Bennett ReimerBennett Reimer
From 1978 until retirement in 1997, Bennett Reimer held the John W. Beattie Endowed Chair in Music at Northwestern University, where he was Chair of the Music Education Department, Director of the Ph.D. program in Music Education, and founder and Director of the , a research group of Ph.D....
, David Elliott
David Elliott
David Elliott is a British-born art gallery and museum curator and writer about modern and contemporary art.After studying history at the University of Durham, and History of Art at the Courtauld Institute of Art Elliott worked as an exhibitions officer at the Arts Council of Great Britain, after...
, and many others.
*ISPME Executive Committee (2007-2010):
- Chairs: Heidi Westerlund & Randall Allsup
- Program Chair: Werner Jank
- Treasurer: Patrick Schmidt
- Secretary: Liz Gould
*Appointments
- Webmaster: David G. Hebert
*ISPME Executive Committee (2005-2007):
- Chairs: Paul Woodford & Herman Kaiser
- Program Chairs: Charlene Morton & Oivind Varkoy
- Treasurer: Randall Allsup
- Secretary: Deane Bogdan
*Appointments
- Site Chair: Kari Veblen
- Parliamentarian: Tony Palmer
- Communications: John Kratus
- Membership Secretary: Betty Anne Younker
- Webmaster: Ted Love
Related Publications
Members of International Society for the Philosophy of Music Education are provided with a subscription to its peer-reviewed journal Philosophy of Music Education Review. Published twice per year, this journal "disseminates philosophical research in music education to an international community of scholars, artists, and teachers. It regularly includes articles that address philosophical or theoretical issues relevant to education, including reflections on current practice, research, issues, or questions; reform initiatives; philosophical writings; theories; the nature and scope of education and its goals and purposes; and cross-disciplinary dialogue relevant to the interests of music educators."Upcoming Conference
The International Society for the Philosophy of Music Education will be holding its Eighth International Symposium at the Sibelius AcademySibelius Academy
The Sibelius Academy is a university-level music school which operates in Helsinki and Kuopio, Finland. It also has an adult education centre in Järvenpää and a training centre in Seinäjoki. The Academy is the only music university in Finland. It is among the biggest European music universities...
on June 9-13 of 2010. This symposium marks twenty years since the inaugural ISPME event was held at Bloomington, Indiana in 1990.
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See also
- Music EducationMusic educationMusic education is a field of study associated with the teaching and learning of music. It touches on all domains of learning, including the psychomotor domain , the cognitive domain , and, in particular and significant ways,the affective domain, including music appreciation and sensitivity...
- Philosophy of educationPhilosophy of educationPhilosophy of education can refer to either the academic field of applied philosophy or to one of any educational philosophies that promote a specific type or vision of education, and/or which examine the definition, goals and meaning of education....
- MusicologyMusicologyMusicology is the scholarly study of music. The word is used in narrow, broad and intermediate senses. In the narrow sense, musicology is confined to the music history of Western culture...
- SociomusicologySociomusicologySociomusicology refers to both an academic subfield of sociology that is concerned with music , as well as a subfield of musicology that focuses on social aspects of musical behavior and the role of...
- AestheticsAestheticsAesthetics is a branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty, art, and taste, and with the creation and appreciation of beauty. It is more scientifically defined as the study of sensory or sensori-emotional values, sometimes called judgments of sentiment and taste...