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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817334503321

Titolo

Community music today / / edited by Kari K. Veblen ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2013

ISBN

1-60709-321-9

1-299-14144-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (327 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

VeblenKari K

Disciplina

780

Soggetti

Community music

Music - Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Published in partnership with NAfME: National Association for Music Education."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Community music in global context -- pt. 2. Interconnections -- pt. 3. Marginalized musics and communities -- pt. 4. Performing ensembles : artistry, advocacy, and social justice.

Sommario/riassunto

Community Music Today highlights community music workers who constantly improvise and reinvent to lead through music and other expressive media. It answers the perennial question "What is community music?" through a broad, international palette of contextual shades, hues, tones, and colors. With over fifty musician/educators participating, the book explores community music in global contexts, interconnections, and marginalized communities, as well as artistry and social justice in performing ensembles.