Over the past two decades, there has been a major increase in research into the effects of
the arts on health and well-being, alongside developments in practice and policy activities in …

This paper reviews the empirical evidence relating to the effects of active engagement with
music on the intellectual, social and personal development of children and young people. It …

Musical Creativities in Practice explores the social and the cultural contexts in which
creativity in music occurs. It begins by considering what constitutes creativity-taking a cross …

Popular musicians acquire some or all of their skills and knowledge informally, outside
school or university, and with little help from trained instrumental teachers. How do they go …

This pioneering book reveals how the music classroom can draw upon the world of popular
musicians' informal learning practices, so as to recognize and foster a range of musical skills …

[…] Ingrid Monson's 1996 book Saying Something analyzed many examples of musical
collaboration in jazz, along with transcribed musical notation that demonstrated in wonderful …

Ethnomusicological fieldwork has significantly changed since the end of the the 20th
century. Ethnomusicology is in a critical moment that requires new perspecitves on fieldwork …

This book provides important insights for educators in music, the arts, and other subjects on
the role that music can play in the curriculum as a powerful bridge to cultural understanding …

This book is for educators, including practising and intending teachers in schools and
colleges and instrumental teachers. It will also stimulate non-teachers who are nonetheless …

In the absence of the widespread distribution of modern cooking fuels in developing
countries, efforts are being made to utilise biomass residues which abound in most of these …