Chapter 4 Mind the Gap!

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Figures and Tables ix
4. Territorial Acknowledgment xi
5. Foreword xiii
6. Acknowledgments xvii
7. Introduction 1
8. Community Music
9. The Problem of Community 7
10. Words of Choice 26
11. Collaborative Musical Experiences with Urban Families Experiencing Homelessness in the United States 46
12. Mind the Gap! 72
13. The Borders Are Open 96
14. Community Music
15. Do, Review, Improve 109
16. A Music Educator’s Journey toward Addressing Gender Barriers in Music Education 127
17. Music-Making Opportunities for Children from Underserved Populations 141
18. Time to Face the Music? 155
19. And the Melody Lingers On 171
20. Mindfulness and Empathetic Considerations for Music Ensemble Directing 185
21. Musica per tutti – Community Music as Meaningful, Emancipatory, and Affirming Alternatives to Formal Music Education in Italy 194
22. Music Technology as an Intuitive and Inclusive Pathway to Musical Thinking, Learning, and Doing 216
23. Dreaming Big with the Regent Park School of Music 229
24. Creative Community Composition 240
25. Community Music
26. Community Music at the Cultural Interface 249
27. Song as the Catalyst That Promotes Envisioning Ethical Spaces 260
28. The Sacred Canoe 274
29. Community Music
30. Processing Refugee Journey and Promoting Self-Healing with Music and Art 289
31. Musical Identities, Personal Identities 315
32. Music Care and the Aging Population 334
33. Finding Our Music, Strengthening Care 350
34. The Circle of Music Intergenerational Choir 365
35. Community Music
36. Life within These Walls 383
37. Creative Conversations with Justice and Arts Scotland 402
38. Exploring the Boundaries of Community Music 409
39. “The Song Bird House” 429
40. Community Music
41. At the Panyard, in the Calypso Tent, on the Soca Stage 445
42. Reclaiming Worship 461
43. “If you don’t change you get left behind” 482
44. Remembering a Hard Life with Joy 498
45. Music as Gift 511
46. Postscript 527
47. Bibliography 529
48. List Of Contributors 591
49. Index 599