Teaching and Studying Canadian Music

• Main Author: Shand, Patricia
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Music Educators Assocaition 2002
• Subjects: Canadian music in education; Canadian music curricula; Canadian culture; Canadian identity; Canadian music history; First Nations music; multicultural music; Encyclopedia of Music in Canada; National Library of Canada; Robin Elliott; Canada; Elliott; Chalmers; First Nations
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/25175

This article focuses on Robin Elliott's views on the importance of teaching Canadian music. Elliott was recently appointed as Jean A. Chalmers Chair in Canadian Music at the University of Toronto. From his experience, Elliott has observed that Canadians show marginal interest in their national musical heritage, but he continues to be an advocate for increasing Canadian citizens’ awareness of Canadian music.