This book sets out a contemporary perspective on music education, highlighting complex
intersections between informal, non-formal and formal practices and contexts. At a time …

This thesis looks at the careers of psychedelic trance or 'psytrance'musicians in the city of
Bristol, UK. Looking at the various projects and strategies enacted by a small group of …

This chapter focuses on the aims, scope and purpose of adult music learning and
participation within non-formal contexts. We begin by considering the idea of music-making …

The word “amateur”, as sociologist Robert Stebbins notes, only makes sense in relation to
an established professional version of the same activity. You can be an amateur golfer or …

This chapter describes and theorizes Ethno pedagogical principles and processes in action,
addressing the following questions: What are the underpinning values and beliefs that …

This research project explores the creative and socio-musical relationships that occur when
a composer and an amateur ensemble enter a creative relationship. Two separate fields of …

Dartington International Summer School of Music (DISS) is an annual residential summer
festival of predominantly classical musical learning and performance. Open since 1948 to …