Description

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An array of diverse perspectives regarding the what and the why of popular music education.

This book provides a variety of perspectives on popular music education. With a mixture of rants, manifestos, and punchy position pieces, the volume moves from scholarly essays replete with citations and references to descriptions of practice and straight-talking polemics. The writing is approachable in tone, and the chapters are intended to whet appetites, prime pumps, open eyes, and keep cogs turning for academics of all ages and stages.

The book will appeal to those working in popular music studies, communication studies, and education research. It also holds relevance for researchers of the music industry and music ecosystems around the world. International in reach and scope and edited by recognized voices at the vanguard of progressive music education, this is an eye-opening exploration of education in and through the widespread cultural phenomenon of popular music.

About the Author

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Bryan Powell is assistant professor of music education and music technology at Montclair State University in New Jersey. He is a founding coeditor of the Journal of Popular Music Education and serves as the executive director of the Association for Popular Music Education.

Gareth Dylan Smith is assistant professor of music and music education at Boston University. He is a drummer, a founding coeditor of the Journal of Popular Music Education, and the author, most recently, of Magical Nexus: A Philosophy of Playing Drum Kit.