{"product_id":"thinking-community-music-9780199777846","title":"THINKING COMMUNITY MUSIC","description":"\u003cp\u003eCommunity musicians move in many diverse settings  and facilitate local music activities in a wide array of community contexts including schools  hospitals  places of worship  music festivals  and prisons. Underscoring the importance of active participation and sensitivity to context  they integrate activities such as listening  improvising  inventing and performing while emphasizing equality of opportunity and fostering a diverse and welcoming environment for all. In Community Music: In Theory and in Practice  author Lee Higgins  a recognized leader in the study and advocacy of community music  investigates an interventional approach toward active music making outside of formal teaching and learning situations. Situating community music within todays wider musical landscape  Higgins guides the reader through a historical perspective on the movement and an examination of its traits of practice  and concludes with a discussion of future implications and directions for this distinctive and increasingly significant music-making discipline. The first full-length work on the subject  Community Music: In Theory and In Practice is a must-read for anyone invested in music education  music therapy  applied ethnomusicology  or community cultural development  as well as the practitioners and participants of community music activities.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67902255202357,"sku":"ByrdShop_0199777845","price":38.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780199777846.jpg?v=1793821224","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/thinking-community-music-9780199777846","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}