Seldom has it been argued that philosophical issues should be addressed in all programs of music education intended to produce people who are, in any convincing sense, musically educated. In this article, the author argues that philosophical reflection relating to music and to the teaching and learning of music should be foundational in school…

In this article, the author shares his experience at the first rehearsal of the All City High School band of New York where he was placed as first chair clarinet, when he was a junior in high school in Brooklyn. Playing the clarinet solo, under the instruction of the band director, has made him reflect and deal once more with feeling. Here, the…

Concentrates on the role verbal language plays in relation to music listening, or "knowing within" music. Discusses three different forms of knowledge (episteme, phronesis, and aisthesis) that are inherent in language and the musical listening experience. Expounds that knowledge by aisthesis depends on one's ability to perceive the relevant…

Utilizes critical reaction to the book, "A Philosophy of Music Education," as a framing device to discuss feminist theory and music education philosophy. Maintains that critical criteria drawn from a specific political agenda, and applied to apolitical subjects, accomplishes little more than politicized rhetoric. (MJP)