Article Title：Popular music in Malaysia: education from the outside
Abstract：
The musical preference of most Malaysian young people, their knowledge of music in general and popular music in particular are shaped through informal music education. Factors that contribute to this include the wide dissemination of popular music, the status of music in the school curriculum, and the perception of most Malaysians towards music. This article presents an overview of the popular music scene in Malaysia and examines the incorporation of popular music in the Malaysian music education curriculum as well as the curriculum of teacher training programmes. As accessibility to popular music is wider than accessibility to music classes in schools, most young people are growing up with a knowledge of only the types of music they are regularly exposed to.
Keywords: Malaysia; popular music; private music education; school music curriculum; school music education; teacher training programmes
DOI: 10.1177/0255761406065474
Source：INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MUSIC EDUCATION
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