Becoming a community musician: a situated approach to curriculum, content, and assessment

Camlin, D. A. and Zeserson, K. (2018) Becoming a community musician: a situated approach to curriculum, content, and assessment. In: The Oxford Handbook of Community Music. Oxford Handbooks . Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 711-733. ISBN 9780190219505 (hardback) 9780190861483 (e-book)

Abstract

In this chapter, we outline an approach to training in community music that is congruent with its pluralistic and diverse character. From the situated perspective of Sage Gateshead, a large music organization in the north of the United Kingdom, we reflect on some of the ways that musicians have developed the skills, knowledge, and attitudes to become effective practitioners of community music. Rooted in a dialogic and democratic pedagogy, the training processes described herein recognize the highly individualized nature of community music practices, and are underpinned by the explicitly humanistic values and attitudes that unite them.

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