Dictionary of Music Education Available to Purchase

This single-volume dictionary is marketed as suitable for “anyone involved in the field of music education, from students and faculty to administrators and private instructors” – in other words, for trainee and career music educationalists and those involved in its administration. Its geographic coverage extends across the English-speaking world, but although it has entries concerning music education in the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada, its American origin is fairly self-evident.

The problem with any dictionary is what to include and what to leave out; and the smaller the dictionary, the greater the problem. Collins' dictionary is roughly two-thirds the size...