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Alfie Kohn writes and speaks widely on human behavior, education, and parenting. The author of fourteen books and scores of articles, he lectures at education conferences and universities as well as to parent groups and corporations. Kohn’s criticisms of competition and rewards have been widely discussed and debated, and he has been described in Time magazine as “perhaps the country’s most outspoken critic of education’s fixation on grades [and] test scores.” |
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Articles on competition from music education (suggested by Kohn)
Austin, James R., "Competition: Is Music Education the Loser?" Music Educators Journal, February 1990: 21-25.
[sample quote: “Many of today’s music educators are immersed in the race to be number one, and at times it is difficult to tell where the athletic field ends and the music classroom begins. Well-meaning rhetoric continues to surround competitive music events, but in the final analysis, education appears to be a serendipitous byproduct, rather than a primary goal, for the many teachers and students who cling to contest outcomes for social status or material rewards.”]
Crutchfield, Will, “The Ills of Piano Competitions,” New York Times, 16 May 1985: C25
Hansen, Lynn, "Teaching Music Without Competition," The Instrumentalist, May 1993: 38-44, 60.
Hurley, C. Gregory, "Musical Chairs: The Psychological and Social Impact of Competition," Dialogue in Instrumental Music Education, 80, no. 2, Fall 1996: 74-87
Miller, Rodney E., "A Dysfunctional Culture: Competition in Music," Music Educators Journal 81 (3) 1994: 29-33
Schmidt, Darin, "Making the Best of School Mandates," The Instrumentalist, February 2006
[recounts how a traditional school band program was transformed into one that's noncompetitive]
Stollak, Gary E., and Mary Alice Stollak, "Competition in Choral Education: Adults' Memories of Early Choir Experiences," Choral Journal, August 1996: 21-27
[sample quote: “Many of today’s music educators are immersed in the race to be number one, and at times it is difficult to tell where the athletic field ends and the music classroom begins. Well-meaning rhetoric continues to surround competitive music events, but in the final analysis, education appears to be a serendipitous byproduct, rather than a primary goal, for the many teachers and students who cling to contest outcomes for social status or material rewards.”]
Crutchfield, Will, “The Ills of Piano Competitions,” New York Times, 16 May 1985: C25
Hansen, Lynn, "Teaching Music Without Competition," The Instrumentalist, May 1993: 38-44, 60.
Hurley, C. Gregory, "Musical Chairs: The Psychological and Social Impact of Competition," Dialogue in Instrumental Music Education, 80, no. 2, Fall 1996: 74-87
Miller, Rodney E., "A Dysfunctional Culture: Competition in Music," Music Educators Journal 81 (3) 1994: 29-33
Schmidt, Darin, "Making the Best of School Mandates," The Instrumentalist, February 2006
[recounts how a traditional school band program was transformed into one that's noncompetitive]
Stollak, Gary E., and Mary Alice Stollak, "Competition in Choral Education: Adults' Memories of Early Choir Experiences," Choral Journal, August 1996: 21-27
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Additional articles on competition in music education
Wakefield, R. (2012). Personal perspective: Teaching to a higher purpose: Alternatives to competition. Instrumentalist, 67(12), 46-47.
Gallops, W. (2005). Music competition: Delivering a healthy paradigm for performers and teachers. Journal of Music Teacher Education, 15, 15-22
Gallops, W. (2005). Music competition: Delivering a healthy paradigm for performers and teachers. Journal of Music Teacher Education, 15, 15-22
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