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Excerpt from Music in Secondary Schools: A Report of the Commission on the Reorganization of Secondary Education, Appointed by the National Education Association
The specific suggestions given should not blind the teacher to the fact, often repeated or implied, that appreciation, not proficiency in technical accomplishment of any kind, is the large aim of instruo tion in music in high schools. Whatever the knowledge or abilities to be gained, the spirit of music should unfailingly be present, to liber ate the mind, broaden the horizon, quicken the mental grasp, and give to the facts the musical application and significance that alone confer upon them any claim to value. Sensitiveness to aesthetic values for the sake of the enrichment and elevation of the quality of human life which such response brings is the large result to be attained.
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The specific suggestions given should not blind the teacher to the fact, often repeated or implied, that appreciation, not proficiency in technical accomplishment of any kind, is the large aim of instruo tion in music in high schools. Whatever the knowledge or abilities to be gained, the spirit of music should unfailingly be present, to liber ate the mind, broaden the horizon, quicken the mental grasp, and give to the facts the musical application and significance that alone confer upon them any claim to value. Sensitiveness to aesthetic values for the sake of the enrichment and elevation of the quality of human life which such response brings is the large result to be attained.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - Will Earhart
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ISBN - 9780666574305
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.5 cm
Page Count - 39
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ISBN - 9780243132768
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