“A Different Kind of Goose Bump”: Notes Toward an LGBTQ Choral Pedagogy
Charles Beale
This chapter examines the musical practices and procedures of choruses such as the famous Gay Men’s Chorus within the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer) communities of the ...
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Ableism and Social Justice: Rethinking Disability in Music Education
Alice-Ann Darrow
Many of the societal injustices historically perpetrated against persons with disabilities are well known: educational segregation, inaccessible public buildings and programs, and lack of ...
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Adult Community Choruses: A Lifespan Perspective
Susan Avery
When considering teaching and conducting diverse populations in community choirs, one must begin with discussions of the phenomenon itself: a description of the term, a brief history of ...
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Adult Music Learning in Formal, Nonformal, and Informal Contexts
Kari K. Veblen
This article examines current research and practice in formal, nonformal, and informal learning for adult music students. In a formal setting, the teacher controls the materials, pacing, ...
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All Theoried Up and Nowhere to Go
Bennett Reimer
This article considers the influence of the National Society for the Study of Education Yearbook, Basic Concepts in Music Education (1958), on the actions of music teachers. The Yearbook ...
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Amateur and Professional Music Making at Dartington International Summer School
Hermione Ruck Keene and Lucy Green
Music summer schools in the United Kingdom offer a holiday context for “serious leisure” for amateurs, and high-level tuition for aspiring professionals. The majority exist in distinct ...
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Application of Technology in Music Education in Selected African Countries
Benon Kigozi
Culturally, many Africans feel that African music must be taught in context and through methods that are specific to Africa. Thus far, “African culture” and instructional practices in ...
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The Art of Successful Programming: Study, Selection, and Synthesis
Richard Bjella
It seems that many concert programs are presented without enough concern for the overall flow, purpose, and direction of the choral performance itself. Often, many wonderful selections are ...
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Arts-Based Educational Research in Community Music
Peter Gouzouasis and Danny Bakan
This chapter, written creatively as a scripted conversation between a professor and a doctoral student, asks how researchers might study music-making in a plethora of community music ...
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Aspiring to Music Making as Leisure through the Musical Futures Classroom
Abigale D'Amore and Gareth Dylan Smith
The chapter discusses the centrality of music making to the lives of young people, framing teenagers’ out-of-school music making and attendant identity realization as leisure activities. ...
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