„Community Music“ (part II)
This seminar gives an overview on theory and practice of Community music. Over the last few years, ‘Community Music’ has gained popularity in Germany. Community Music is especially popular in the UK, Ireland, the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand and in Scandinavian countries. In the 1980s international networks were strengthened, and one of the strongest forces has been the funding of the Commission for Community Music Activity (CMA). Although the CMA encourages debate on community music and international cooperation, there is no nationally – much less internationally – consistent definition of Community Music (Silverman). The term community music can be conceived of as „any type of informal music teaching and learning“ (ibid.), as „collaborative music-making, community developement and personal growth“ (Koopmann 2007). Social justice and empowerment are seen as a central components of Community Music (Higgins).
In the focus of the second part of the semester will be practical musical sessions. International students are highly welcome to attend. According to the concept of community music, everybody is invited to participate and shall be included regardless of preliminary musical experiences. In addition to the regular weekly sessions (please check the LSF for the dates), students are expected to participate in a two days long musical session ("Blockseminar") taking place on November 22nd and 23rd from 10 am to 5 pm.
Students are expected to read papers on community music, which will form the basis of the class discussion. In addition, students can choose to either conduct empirical research on community music projects/ music in social cultural work ("Soziale Kulturarbeit") or to develop and reflect on their own musical projects. Groupwork is strongly recommended.
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