Vision 2020

The Housewright Symposium on the Future of Music Education

In a report of the 1999 Housewright Symposium led by past MENC President June Hinckley, today's outstanding music educators present a vision that will guide the future of music education through the next twenty years.

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• Contents
   
• Preface - Clifford K. Madsen
   
• Introduction - June Hinckley
      En español
   
• MENC: from Tanglewood To The Present - Michael L. Mark
   
• Why Do Humans Value Music? - Bennett Reimer 
      Response by Robert Glidden
   
• Why Study Music? - J. Terry Gates
      Response by Samuel Hope
   
• How Can The Skills Called For In The National Standards Best Be Taught? - Paul Lehman
      Response by Jane Walters
   
• How Can All People Continue To Be Involved In Meaningful Music Participation? - Judith A. Jellison
      Response by Warrick L. Carter
   
• How Will Societal And Technological Changes Effect The Teaching Of Music? - Carlesta Elliott Spearman
      Response by Sandy Feldstein
   
• What Should Be The Relationship Between Schools And Other Sources Of Music Learning? - Cornelia Yarbrough
      Response by Richard Bell
   
• The Housewright Declaration
       En español
   
• Authors
   
• Participants