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The capability approach: Enabling musical learning

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2012

Kate Cameron
Kate Cameron*
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Amartya Sen's capability approach offers a new perspective for educators throughout the curriculum. This new insight has the potential to promote a music education that is inherently tailored to the individual. In essence it asks the question: What is music education going to offer to this student? This article represents an initial enquiry into the capability approach when applied to music education. With a theoretical understanding of the capability approach its application can provide insight into pupil voice, teacher voice, growing student autonomy and differentiation.

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Teacher-Practitioner Contributions
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British Journal of Music Education , Volume 29 , Issue 3 , November 2012 , pp. 281 - 292
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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