Transforming Music Conservatoires and Higher Music Education

Towards the Art of Systems Change

Av Heidi Westerlund, Margaret S. Barrett

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Transforming Music Conservatories and Higher Music Education provides a groundbreaking framework for reconceptualizing professional responsibility in music education during an era of global upheaval and environmental crisis.Through eleven chapters combining theoretical insights and practical case studies, this collection delivers powerful tools for institutional transformation using systems thinking. Readers gain concrete strategies for moving beyond traditional notions of musical autonomy toward an expanded understanding of professional responsibility that addresses sustainability, social justice, and ecological awareness. The book demonstrates how conservatories and higher music education institutions can become agents of change by reconsidering their fundamental assumptions and redesigning educational settings to nurture transformative music professionalism. Music educators, institutional leaders, administrators, and researchers in conservatories and higher music education will find this volume essential for navigating contemporary challenges.The book serves as a valuable resource for undergraduate and postgraduate programs across performance studies, instrumental pedagogy, music teacher education, arts administration, and cultural policy. Its transdisciplinary approach also makes it relevant to scholars in other arts disciplines seeking new perspectives on institutional change and professional responsibility in times of societal transition.

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Utgivningsdatum: 2027-02-17
Mått: 156 x 234 x undefined mm
Format: Inbunden
Språk: Engelska
Serie: SEMPRE Studies in The Psychology of Music
Antal sidor: 206
Förlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN: 9781041238348

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Heidi Westerlund is a Professor at the Sibelius Academy (University of the Arts Helsinki) in Finland. Her research interests include higher arts education, music professionalism, music teacher education, collaborative learning, cultural diversity and democracy in music education. She has published extensively in music education and led several nationally and internationally funded large-scale projects over the past 15 years, including the large ArtsEqual consortium.Margaret Barrett is Distinguished Professor and Head of the School of Music at Monash University, Australia. She has led 6 ARC Discovery grants, 2 ARC Linkage grants, and been Co-CI in 2 additional ARC Discovery grants. She has published extensively in music education and served as President of ISME (2012-2014), Chair of APSMER (2009-2011), and Chair of WAAE (2013-2015).

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‘Transforming Music Conservatoires and Higher Music Education will be celebrated by all those committed to genuine change in music education. By applying systems thinking, it challenges conventional norms and offers fresh interdisciplinary perspectives, urging readers to cultivate critical reflection and innovation. Through insightful case studies and a compelling call for professional responsibility and sustainable development, this book empowers individuals and institutions alike to imagine and enact transformative, lasting change in today’s dynamic, ever-changing musical landscape.’Gary E. McPherson, Ormond Professor of Music, University of Melbourne, Australia.‘This visionary book is a groundbreaking and urgently needed contribution to the future of music education. With exceptional depth and clarity, it shows how conservatoires and higher music institutions can answer urgent calls for change, and evolve into dynamic, socially engaged systems with immense positive impact. By weaving systems thinking with sustainability, new forms of professionalism, and civic responsibility, leading authors offer a thrilling and bold roadmap for reimagining music’s role in an interconnected world – a profound, hope-filled call to action that is accessible, imaginative, and deeply human and a "must read" for all music educationalists.’Raymond MacDonald, Professor of Music Psychology and Improvisation, University of Edinburgh, UK.

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