Sociology for Music Teachers: Practical Applications, Second Edition, outlines the basic
concepts relevant to understanding music teaching and learning from a sociological …

Music education takes place in socio-political systems that institutionalise cultural hegemony
and social stratification through perpetuating symbolically violent practices and unconscious …

In After virtue, philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre draws our attention to a potential, fictional
world in which our planet experiences “catastrophic” environmental disasters, the cause of …

Eudaimonia: Perspectives for Music Learning asserts the fertile applications of eudaimonia—
an Aristotelian concept of human flourishing intended to explain the nature of a life well lived …

state-of-the-art review of current research in the field. The opening introduction orients the
reader to the field, highlights recent developments, and draws together concepts and …

Music education in the United States is typified by students in large ensembles, like band
and orchestra, learning to perform pieces of Western art music. One organisation working to …

Background Music education, in recent years, has begun a paradigm shift (Seddon 2004).
The reasons for this are multifaceted, but among the most central is the push in the …

In this white paper, board members of the Association for Popular Music Education set out
practices, approaches and domains that account for popular music education as understood …

Studies have shown that gender inequality in higher music education is maintained through
unreflective actions. Efforts to address the issue have been made and gender-equality …

The popular music performance undergraduate degree is a growing area within UK higher
education. These courses carry a vocational emphasis and are popular with students …