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Ch. 13 - In Search Of Choral Music Education: Where Is It Now?, Patrick K. Freer

The Road Goes Ever On: Estelle Jorgensen's Legacy in Music Education

This chapter chronicles the influence of Jorgensen’s writing in a graduate choral music education course. Jorgensen’s book chapter, On Spheres of Musical Validity (2005), becomes the focal point for an examination of the legitimacy of five major influences on music education: family, religion, politics, the music profession, and commerce. This investigation leads to consideration of these influences in graduate students’ personal lives, classrooms, rehearsal halls, and the broader profession of choral music education.