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Seeking the female, through the holistic study of music

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 December 2008

Helen Simpson
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Abstract

In our efforts to break the vicious circle of gender inequality in the culture of the classroom, we need to pay attention particularly to the implications for music of the statutory requirements for Equal Opportunities in schools, and also to those elements of teacher training that will equip musicians to deal with this aspect of the curriculum. The author emphasises the importance of teaching from a feminist standpoint, wherever possible using examples of women's music for analysis and for historical and ethnomusicological studies. Possibly the most problematic area – and one that now clearly needs research – is the identification of a female aesthetic in the repertoire of music for study and performance.

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Research Article
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British Journal of Music Education , Volume 10 , Issue 3 , November 1993 , pp. 163 - 167
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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