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This chapter examines the roots of multiculturalism in music education through a discussion of Enlightenment philosophy, anthropology, and ethnography. The discussion weaves two centuries of music education history together to demonstrate the persistence of eighteenth-century notions of race, ethnicity, and nationality in music education. Enlightenment thinking in music education generated a manifold of musical works and teaching methods while creating images of the United States as homogeneously white.
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Gustafson, R.I. (2020). The Racial Legacy of the Enlightenment: Early Vocal Instruction, Music Appreciation, and Multiculturalism. In: Exploring Diasporic Perspectives in Music Education. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52105-9_2
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