Religious Music and Free Speech: Philosophical Issues in Nurre v. Whitehead

Autor/in	Perrine, William M.
Titel	Religious Music and Free Speech: Philosophical Issues in Nurre v. Whitehead
Quelle	In: Philosophy of Music Education Review, 21 (2013) 2, S.178-196 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1063-5734
DOI	10.2979/philmusieducrevi.21.2.178
Schlagwörter	Freedom of Speech; State Church Separation; Constitutional Law; Art Expression; Music Activities; Religious Factors; Religious Conflict; Singing; High School Students; Federal Legislation; State Legislation; Case Studies; Definitions; Student Rights; Religion; Washington + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Redefreiheit; Kirche-Staat-Beziehung; Staatsrecht; Musikalische Aktion; Religiöser Konflikt; Gesang; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Bundesrecht; Landesrecht; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Begriffsbestimmung
Abstract	On September 9, 2009, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that officials from Everett School District #2 in Mill Creek, Washington did not violate student Kathryn Nurre's constitutional rights to free speech by denying the Jackson High School Wind Ensemble the opportunity to perform an instrumental version of Franz Biebl's "Ave Maria" at the district's graduation ceremony. This philosophical study addresses implications of this legal case regarding religious music and free speech in public school music programs within the United States. Two questions are investigated: the issue of defining religious music and its relationship to the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, and the issue of whether students have a right to musical expression protected by the First Amendment's Free Speech Clause. Conclusions suggest that some music in the Western classical tradition cannot be easily categorized as exclusively sacred or secular, and that performances of such music can be supported on both philosophical grounds and through the precedent of traditional performance practice and usage. Further, when students are allowed a choice of repertoire, schools should foster good citizenship by respecting the free expression of students as long as choices are not unduly influenced by the teacher and such performances occur within the context of a respectful and neutral environment that does not overtly demand a religious response from audience members. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01