In this ambitious and optimistic monograph, forward-facing music educator Daniel Johnson has synthesized diverse epistemological and ontological work to present a text designed to help teachers meet all students needs focusing on learners as multifaceted people whose humanity can be reached through pedagogy in the present.
Gareth Dylan Smith, Assistant Professor of Music, Music Education, Boston University College of Fine Arts School of Music
"Johnson's innovative approach transforms music education by uniting intellectual understanding, physical skill, and emotional connection with cross-curricular relevance and student motivation. This research-backed framework provides both classroom teachers and teacher educators with practical strategies to nurture complete musicians. Essential reading for professionals committed to a more holistic and effective approach to music teaching and learning."
Ann Marie Stanley, Director, School of Music and Professor of Music Education, The Pennsylvania State University
"The authentic nature of the examples provided in Daniel Johnson's Holistic Musical Thinking offers an ideal platform to help students understand music learning processes. Connections to theories of learning and transference to instructional practice are made clear."
Frederick Burrack, Distinguished Graduate Professor, Graduate Chair of Music, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
"Holistic Musical Thinking expands the field of music education, explaining that musical thinking involves a complex symphony of cognitive, affective, and psychomotor functions. Johnson provides a wealth of scholarship and culturally-situated vignettes, recommended for researchers, practitioners, and university students to holistically appreciate music as a unique and essential human pursuit."
Clint Randles, Professor of Music Education and Contemporary Music, University of South Florida
