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Building vibrant school–community music collaborations: three case studies from Australia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2012

Brydie-Leigh Bartleet
Brydie-Leigh Bartleet*
Affiliation:
Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University, P.O. Box 3428, South Brisbane, QLD 4101, [email protected]
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Abstract

This paper explores the relationship between school music and community music in Australia. While many Australian schools and community music activities tend to exist in relative isolation from one another, a range of unique school–community collaborations can be found throughout the country. Drawing on insights from Sound Links, one of Australia's largest studies into community music, this paper explores three case studies of these unique school–community collaborations. These collaborations include a community-initiated collaboration, a school-initiated collaboration and a mutual collaboration. The author brings these collaborations to life for the reader through the words and experiences of their participants, and explores their structures, relationships, benefits, and educational and social outcomes. These descriptions feature important concepts, which could be transferred to a range of other cultural and educational settings in order to foster more vibrant school–community collaborations.

Type
Research Article
Information
British Journal of Music Education , Volume 29 , Issue 1 , March 2012 , pp. 45 - 63
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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