Understanding the theory and practice of Community Music Professional Development Course October 6 th 2007

Universal Declaration of Human Rights Article 27 Everyone has the right to freely participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits.

Everyone has the right to freely participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits.

Theory… Who told you that you couldn’t do this? Welcome to a newer you. (Community Music Handbook, Pete Moser) Community music comprises music activities in a community control those activities. (federation of Music Collective, based on the wrings of Anne Cahill)

Who told you that you couldn’t do this?

Welcome to a newer you. (Community Music Handbook, Pete Moser)

Community music comprises music activities in a community control those activities.

(federation of Music Collective, based on the wrings of Anne Cahill)

Theory… The Personal touch is everything (Phil Mullen) Creative work is organized chaos (Evelyn Grant) In Community Music, the group is the curriculum (Frances Shanahan) A “community” doesn’t have to be a geographical one (Sound Sense)

The Personal touch is everything (Phil Mullen)

Creative work is organized chaos (Evelyn Grant)

In Community Music, the group is the curriculum (Frances Shanahan)

A “community” doesn’t have to be a geographical one (Sound Sense)

Theory … Community Music activities are based on the premise that everyone has the right and ability to make music… … Such programmes can act as a counterbalance and/or complement to formal music institutions and commercial music concerns… (ISME Commission for Community Music Activity Many Music's- One Circle 1998)

Community Music activities are based on

the premise that everyone has the right

and ability to make music…

… Such programmes can act as a

counterbalance and/or complement to

formal music institutions and commercial

music concerns…

(ISME Commission for Community Music Activity Many Music's- One Circle 1998)

Theory… Community Music activity is often a process in which the participants themselves change and develop making new discoveries about themselves, empowering themselves, finding new identity within a community… gaining new understanding and tolerance. These achievements result when the participant has direction of the process… the empowerment of the community music worker and Trainee must also be borne in mind. (ISME CMA Commission The Role of Music in a Changing World 1992)

Community Music activity is often a process in

which the participants themselves change and

develop making new discoveries about

themselves, empowering themselves, finding new

identity within a community… gaining new

understanding and tolerance. These achievements result

when the participant has direction of the process… the

empowerment of the community music worker and

Trainee must also be borne in mind.

(ISME CMA Commission The Role of Music in a Changing World 1992)

Practice… Participatory Facilitates creativity/listening/performing Develops skills Inspires/enables/shares Encourages ownership Inclusive- all ages, skills, background, culture

Participatory

Facilitates creativity/listening/performing

Develops skills

Inspires/enables/shares

Encourages ownership

Inclusive- all ages, skills, background,

culture

Practice… Workshop Fundamentals Safe Place Circle (trust, belonging, caring, empathy) Facilitation Commitment to creativity Within a particular genre All styles accepted Access-Space Access-Language

Workshop Fundamentals

Safe Place

Circle (trust, belonging, caring, empathy)

Facilitation

Commitment to creativity

Within a particular genre

All styles accepted

Access-Space

Access-Language

Practice… Positive Reinforcement Inclusive approach Inclusive approach Together empowered Towards democracy of process Individuation Process and product of equal value Acceptance that a person’s musical and personal growth are of equal importance Commitment to evaluation and accountability fun

Positive Reinforcement Inclusive approach

Inclusive approach

Together empowered

Towards democracy of process

Individuation

Process and product of equal value

Acceptance that a person’s musical and personal growth are of equal importance

Commitment to evaluation and accountability fun

Practice… What is it Who is it for Where does it happen What happens Why

What is it

Who is it for

Where does it happen

What happens

Why