Music and Liberal Arts Education: A Reply to Mark Hijleh, "Reforming Music Theory"

01 October 2008 Mark Hijleh argues that a reformed undergraduate music theory curriculum could stand once again in its proper place at the center of a revised music curriculum. He argues that to do this one must make it more relevant to today's students who have...

Reforming Music Theory as the Centerpiece of a Twenty-First-Century Curriculum: A Response to YouYoung Kang

01 October 2008 "Defending Music Theory," 59. 16See Kang, "Defending Music Theory," 59-60. 17Kang, "Defending Music Theory," 60. authors: Mark Hijleh author_ids: 424 authors: Mark Hijleh author_ids: 424

Learning Basic Music Theory through Improvisation: Implications for Including Improvisation in the University Curriculum

03 December 2014 Abstract In today’s music world, a wide variety of music styles and traditions demand that musicians improvise to some degree. To best prepare musicians for successful careers as performers and teachers in the 21st-century global society, teaching...