Beyond the Conservatory Model

Amid enormous changes in higher education, audience and music listener preferences, and the relevant career marketplace, music faculty are increasingly aware of the need to reimagine classical music performance training for current and future students.

Autorentext

Michael Stepniak is Dean and Professor of Music at Shenandoah Conservatory at Shenandoah University. A leading arts educator and chamber musician, he holds graduate degrees in performance (Peabody Institute), musicology (Northwestern University), and education (Harvard University).

Peter Sirotin is Concertmaster of the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra, Director of Market Square Concerts, and Artist-in-Residence at Messiah College, Pennsylvania.

Inhalt

Series Editor's Introduction

1. Beyond Beauty, Brilliance, and Expression: Musicianship and Reconnecting with the General Public

2. Gathering Insights From the Field: How the Classical Music Marketplace Is Changing, and What That Change Means for the Training that Students Need

3. Why This Change Is Unusually Difficult: Three Specific Factors May Be Thwarting the Will and Ability of Music Leaders to Change Performance Training Models

4. Making Change That Counts

Appendix: Select Readings on Leadership, and Leading Change in Higher Education

Index