William J. Coppola is Assistant Professor of Music Teaching and Learning at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, where he teaches graduate courses in music education philosophy, research methodologies, and cultural diversity. He is also co-author of World Music Pedagogy, Volume IV: Instrumental Music Education (2018) and World Music Pedagogy, Volume VII: World Music in Higher Education (2020). He was previously an elementary music teacher for New York City Public Schools in Bayside, Queens.

Full of anecdotes from his own experience and from music icons and intertwined with thoughtful references to Beauvoir, Freire, Fromm, Medina, and others, Coppol's book is both a thoughtful read and an intriguing warning, particularly to music educators. In addition, Coppola steps into the idea that cultures of musical elitism are actually a form of exclusion and considers how we might solve such structural problems with structural solutions.

• Prologue Chapter 1: Introduction: In Pursuit of an Artistic Virtue Part I. Egotism Chapter 2: A Study of Artistic Vices Chapter 3: Egotism as Artistic Vice Chapter 4: Egotism and Inadequacy Part II. Elitism Chapter 5: From Individual to Structural Vices Chapter 6: Elitism as Structural Egotism Chapter 7: Elitism and Exclusion Part III. The Ethics of Musical Humility Chapter 8: A Study of Artistic Virtues Chapter 9: Musical Humility as an Artistic Virtue Chapter 10: Healthy Pride Chapter 11: Teaching and Learning Humility in Music Chapter 12: Structural Humility for Social Change

William J. Coppola is Assistant Professor of Music Teaching and Learning at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, where he teaches graduate courses in music education philosophy, research methodologies, and cultural diversity. He is also co-author of World Music Pedagogy, Volume IV: Instrumental Music Education (2018) and World Music Pedagogy, Volume VII: World Music in Higher Education (2020). He was previously an elementary music teacher for New York City Public Schools in Bayside, Queens.

Full of anecdotes from his own experience and from music icons and intertwined with thoughtful references to Beauvoir, Freire, Fromm, Medina, and others, Coppol's book is both a thoughtful read and an intriguing warning, particularly to music educators. In addition, Coppola steps into the idea that cultures of musical elitism are actually a form of exclusion and considers how we might solve such structural problems with structural solutions.

• Prologue Chapter 1: Introduction: In Pursuit of an Artistic Virtue Part I. Egotism Chapter 2: A Study of Artistic Vices Chapter 3: Egotism as Artistic Vice Chapter 4: Egotism and Inadequacy Part II. Elitism Chapter 5: From Individual to Structural Vices Chapter 6: Elitism as Structural Egotism Chapter 7: Elitism and Exclusion Part III. The Ethics of Musical Humility Chapter 8: A Study of Artistic Virtues Chapter 9: Musical Humility as an Artistic Virtue Chapter 10: Healthy Pride Chapter 11: Teaching and Learning Humility in Music Chapter 12: Structural Humility for Social Change

William J. Coppola is Assistant Professor of Music Teaching and Learning at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, where he teaches graduate courses in music education philosophy, research methodologies, and cultural diversity. He is also co-author of World Music Pedagogy, Volume IV: Instrumental Music Education (2018) and World Music Pedagogy, Volume VII: World Music in Higher Education (2020). He was previously an elementary music teacher for New York City Public Schools in Bayside, Queens.

Full of anecdotes from his own experience and from music icons and intertwined with thoughtful references to Beauvoir, Freire, Fromm, Medina, and others, Coppol's book is both a thoughtful read and an intriguing warning, particularly to music educators. In addition, Coppola steps into the idea that cultures of musical elitism are actually a form of exclusion and considers how we might solve such structural problems with structural solutions.

• Prologue Chapter 1: Introduction: In Pursuit of an Artistic Virtue Part I. Egotism Chapter 2: A Study of Artistic Vices Chapter 3: Egotism as Artistic Vice Chapter 4: Egotism and Inadequacy Part II. Elitism Chapter 5: From Individual to Structural Vices Chapter 6: Elitism as Structural Egotism Chapter 7: Elitism and Exclusion Part III. The Ethics of Musical Humility Chapter 8: A Study of Artistic Virtues Chapter 9: Musical Humility as an Artistic Virtue Chapter 10: Healthy Pride Chapter 11: Teaching and Learning Humility in Music Chapter 12: Structural Humility for Social Change