Introduction 1. In praise of theory—does it matter what we think? 2. What makes music musical? 3. The arts, mind, and education 4. Musical development: the early years 5. Musical development beyond infancy 6. The cultural exclusiveness of music 7. Music education in a pluralist society 8. Instruction and encounter 9. Generating a curriculum and assessing students

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