Connecting Music in School and Community
Books
Decker, L. E., & Decker, V. A. (2003). Home, school, and community partnerships. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press.
Larry and Virginia Decker make striking argu- ments for the imperative of creating positive partnerships between families, schools, and communities. Although not specific to music, the authors give excellent strategies for creat- ing partnerships between these three educa- tional stakeholders. Characteristics of success- ful partnerships, steps to creating successful partnerships, and service learning are discussed in detail.
Higgins, L. (2012). Community music: In theory and in practice. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
The opening chapters give a broad history of the growth of community music around the world (in particular, Europe and the United States). The fifth chapter, “Illustrations of Prac- tice,” give several examples of school-commu- nity partnerships based in the United States and around the world.
Mark, M. L. (Ed.). (1992). The best of MEJ: The music educator and community music. Reston, VA: Music Educators National Conference.
This book features articles on outstanding com- munity music programs that were published in the Music Educators Journal. Although some articles are quite dated, many give excellent ex- amples of school-community partnerships and give ideas for utilizing community resources.
Myers, D. (1996). Beyond tradition: Partner- ships among orchestras, schools, and communities (Cooperative Agreement DCA95-12). Washington, DC: National Endowment for the Arts.
David Myers examined the practices of nine 21
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orchestras that exhibited evidence of an ongo- ing relationship with a school district, provided structured professional development for teach- ers that supported the implementation of curric- ulum materials, had broad-based support of the school district and community, and provided opportunities for student assessment and parent involvement. The programs serviced school districts with a wide range of socioeconomic status and had widely differing approaches.
Veblen, K. K., Messenger, S. J., Silverman, M., & Elliott, D. J. (Eds.). (2013). Community music today. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
This edited compilation contains articles with examples of community music activities and school-community collaborations from around the world, including the United States. Re- sources for collaborative opportunities and information on community music are included.
Articles
Alfano, C. J. (2008). Intergenerational learning in a high school environment. Interna- tional Journal of Community Music, 1(2), 253-266. doi: 10.1386/ijcm.1.2.253/1
This article beautifully describes the benefits of an intergenerational learning experience in a secondary school in Kingston, Ontario. Retired persons were enrolled in a course learning be- ginning instrumental performance skills, while playing in a full ensemble with secondary school instrumentalists. Benefits included the creation of a collaborative work environment and changes in personal and social identity for both populations.
Alviso, R. (2010). Community service-learning in world music courses. SEM Newslet- ter, 44(2). Retrieved from https://www.
indiana.edu/~ethmusic/membersarea/ documents/44_2_mar_2010.pdf
Professor Ric Alviso describes his students’
Book & Media Reviews
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