John Deal
Assuming john is required, and deal is required, the following 172 results were found.
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As issues of multiculturalism and globalism have recently become increasingly important in classrooms and in academic circles, media industries have responded by producing a plethora of sources on music and culture. While the abundance of materials has...
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Ruminations on the Center for Black Music Research
The Society’s invitation to speak about relationships between the Center for Black Music Research and the profession at-large is a distinct honor. I am delighted today to have the opportunity to outline a scholarly and musical journey that has taken...
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Recently, there appears to be growing interest in including aspects of social justice and/or social consciousness in education. Conferences on these topics include the Fourth International Conference on Teacher Education and Social Justice held at the...
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Night & Day: Cole Porter, Hip Hop, Their Shared Sensibilities and Their Teachable Moments
Introduction How might a music teacher remain culturally relevant to today’s adolescents? Each generation of teenagers would like to believe that they originated songs of love and lust and other topics deemed too vulgar for polite society, yet history...
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Evaluating Music Performance: Politics, Pitfalls, and Successful Practices
Background Evaluation is an integral component of music performance and instruction, an activity in which musicians engage at many levels, ranging from processes that are very informal and spontaneous to very formal processes that occur within highly...
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Ravel, [i]La Valse[/i], and the Purloined Plot
The importance of Edgar Allan Poe’s influence on Maurice Ravel has been well established, but the nature and extent of Poe’s influence remain unclear. One of the few works by Poe that Ravel had read was “The Philosophy of Composition,” a...
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The Global DJ Project and the Blank Canvas: World Music, Memory and Meaning
Abstract1 “The blank canvas” is a hypothetical psychoacoustic adaptation strategy which enables latter day American listeners to survive and even thrive within an environment of extreme musical diversity. This diversity is as much historical as it is...
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As you see, your President has changed names, jobs, and addresses but my commitment to The College Music Society and the work we are doing remains the same. In fact, in my new role as Dean of a fine school of music, I am more convinced than ever of the...
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Remembering American Composer Arthur Farwell and His Family: An Interview with His Son, Jonathan
Arthur George Farwell (1872-1952) was instrumental in helping to develop an American style of musical composition for the twentieth century. I became aware of Farwell and his historical importance when I met Ms. Jeanne Behrend in the 1980’s in...
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Empathy: A Global Imperative for Peace
Abstract This essay maintains that interplays between empathy, goodwill and other-regarding behaviors can make a huge difference in arguing one type of community into existence (one based on inclusivity, peace, respect, and universal human values) as...
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Overview to Music, Business, and Peace
The articles in this special issue are specifically devoted to the relationship between music, business, and peace. This conversation has been the aim of two Music, Business, and Peace (MBP) conferences at Indiana University led by university scholars...
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Attending college is a highly stressful endeavor regardless of academic major or future career goals. In addition to demanding coursework and the necessity for strong time-management skills, college introduces students to unfamiliar situational,...
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