Download or read book A Basis for Music Education written by Keith Swanwick and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-11-01 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1979. Designed for all music teachers, this book provides a careful and clear examination of the fundamental concepts involved in music. Keith Swanwick investigates questions such as: What is music? Is music meaningful? Does music refine our feelings and emotions? If so, how? The discussion of questions forms a conceptual framework which will motivate further thinking and development in music education.