Musical Meaning and Social Reproduction

A case for retrieving autonomy

Dados Bibliográficos

ID5780997
AutoresLucy Green (0000-0001-5223-1781, a Institute of Education, London University, autor correspondente)
Ano2005
Volume37
Fascículo1
Páginas77-92
Data de publicação2005-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoEducational Philosophy and Theory (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0013-1857 • E-ISSN: 1469-5812
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1469-5812.2005.00099.x
OpenAlexW2165159461
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas18
Referências citadas17

In this article I propose a theory of musical meaning and experience which takes into consideration the dialectical relationship between musical text and context, and which is flexible enough to apply to a range of musical styles. Through this theory I examine the roles played by the school music classroom which, despite the multiplicity of musical styles now incorporated into schooling, continues to contribute to the reproduction of existing social relations in the wider society. I consider how music itself can be understood to construct and communicate apparent 'truths' about ourselves and society and what role the classroom plays in perpetuating those 'truths'. Finally I argue for a partial but necessary reinstatement of the much-maligned notion of musical autonomy as a critical moment in any attempt to change things. Keywords: musical autonomymusical experiencemusical meaningschoolingsocial reproduction

Aesthetics · Art · Autonomy · Biology · Epistemology · Literature · Meaning (existential · Musical · Political science · Reproduction · Social reproduction · Social science · Sociology · Diverse Musicological Studies · Psychology · Ecology · Law · Philosophy