Innovation and Change in Community Music
Proceedings of the XV International Seminar of the ISME Commission on Community Music Activity
Edinburgh College, Edinburgh, Scotland
19-23 July 2016
Editor Mary L. Cohen
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All abstracts presented at the 2016 CMA Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, were peer refereed before inclusion in the Conference program.
Editorial Board Brydie Leigh-Bartlett Flavia Candusso Mary L. Cohen Magali Kleber Peter Moser Mari Shiobara
National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication Author: ISME Community Activity Commission International Seminar (XV: 2016: Edinburgh, Scotland) Title: Innovation and Change in Community Music: Proceedings of the XV International Seminar of the Commission on Community Music Activity, Edinburgh, Scotland [electronic resource]
ISBN: 978-0-6481219-1-6 (ebook) Notes: Includes bibliographical references. Subjects: Music--Congresses. Music in education--Congresses.
ISME Commission on Community Music Activity Dewey Number: 780.7
©International Society for Music Education 2016 www.isme.org
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The Community Music Activity Commission Delegates are grateful to the following people who provided expert support in the planning and hosting of the 2016 Pre-conference seminar of the ISME World Conference.
Seminar Host Institution and contact: Edinburgh College, Jess Abrams Sage Gateshead, Dave Camlin Sound Sense, Kathryn Deane
Commissioners 2014-2016
Brydie Leigh-Bartlett, Co-Chair, Australia Flavia Candusso, Brazil Mary L. Cohen, United States of America Magali Kleber, Brazil Peter Moser, England Mari Shiobara, Co-Chair, Japan
Mary L. Cohen was an Obermann Fellow at the University of Iowa which provided support for her to complete the editing process of these proceedings in the fall of 2016.
Vision We believe that everyone has the right and ability to make, create, and enjoy their own music. We believe that active music-making should be encouraged and supported at all ages and at all levels of society. Community Music activities do more than involve participants in music- making; they provide opportunities to construct personal and communal expressions of artistic, social, political, and cultural concerns. Community Music activities do more than pursue musical excellence and innovation; they can contribute to the development of economic regeneration and can enhance the quality of life for communities and contribute to economic regeneration. Community Music activities encourage and empower participants to become agents for extending and developing music in their communities. In all these ways Community Music activities can complement, interface with, and extend formal music education.
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Mission
The commission was established in 1982 (Einar Solbu, Norway, chair) following previous formations as the Education of the Amateur Commission (1974), with Magdalena Stokowska (Poland) as Chair. The name changed to the Out of School Activities Commission in 1976 and was chaired by André Ameller (France) from 1976-1982. The first independent seminar was held in 1988. The commission aims to: