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work for this exploration of commu- community music making, espe- authors and collaborators advocate
nity music, which has as its roots the cially as the latter often includes a for inclusive and empathetic prac-
premise everyone is innately musical, curriculum negotiated between the tices where process is of equal im-
and music belongs to everyone. Un- facilitator and participants, includes portance as product, and the worth
like the formalized study of “classi- much more participation and refl ec- of all participants is valued—with-
cal” music, which is highly mediated tion, and engages the learner more out compromising expectations or
by (among other things) the leader, deeply than may be typical in the even protocol—through culturally
teacher, or conductor, “communi- formal model. Similarly, the third responsive leadership. The role of
ty music practice often takes place chapter calls into question the most the leader of community groups is
with a single person (facilitator) in- egregious of formal music-making examined in the next chapter, with
tervening with a group where the practices, where “mistakes must be an emphasis on facilitation and a re-
active music making includes shared corrected at all costs in order for per- linquishing of control to the group.

listening, shared improvising and formances to be deemed acceptable. Chapter five discusses the balance
performing where leadership rules Artistic excellence is associated with between music in the service of ac-
are semi-mediated, rather than au- technical perfection and to achieve tivism and social justice with the re-
tocratically directed” (p.13). this end, the personhood of the mu- fl ective practices of mindfulness and
Chapter two contrasts the goals sician may be compromised or even contemplation, noting community
of formal music education with sacrifi ced” (p.49). By contrast, the music making can off er a distinct and

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