The Crisis of Classical Music in America: Lessons from a Life

The Crisis of Classical Music in America: Lessons from a Life in the Education of Musicians

The Crisis of Classical Music in America by Robert Freeman focuses on solutions for the oversupply of classically trained musicians in America, problem that grows ever more chronic as opportunities for classical musicians to gain full-time professional employment diminishes year upon year. An acute observer of the professional music scene, Freeman argues that music schools that train our future instrumentalists, composers, conductors, and singers need to equip their students with the communications and analytical skills they need to succeed in the rapidly changing music scene. This book maps a broad range of reforms required in the field of advanced music education and the organizations responsible for that education.

Featuring a foreword by Leonard Slatkin, music director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, The Crisis of Classical Music in America speaks to parents, prospective and current music students, music teachers and professors, department deans, university presidents and provosts, and even foundations and public organizations that fund such music programs. This book reaches out to all of these stakeholders and argues for meaningful change though wide-spread collaboration.

Country	USA
Author	Robert Freeman
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781442233034
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Manufacturer	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
NumberOfPages	270
PublicationDate	2014-08-14
Publisher	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ReleaseDate	2014-08-14
Studio	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

The Crisis of Classical Music in America: Lessons from a Life in the Education of Musicians