Thinking Community Music

Thinking Community Music explores themes including intervention, hospitality, pedagogy, social justice, inclusion, cultural democracy, music, research, and future possibilities. Written for community musicians, music educators, applied ethnomusicologists, music therapists, music creators, and cultural policymakers, the book seeks to encourage questioning, reflection, and dialogue. Flanked by a historical map and a closing statement, each essay comprises of critical questions, concrete illustrations of practice, theoretical explorations, and reflective discussion.