Music and Communities

Objectives

a) Be acquainted with philosophies and practices of Community Music on worldwide and national levels
b) Develop analytical tools for existing projects
c) Develop creation, management, and implementation skills of a Community Music intervention
d) Reflect on practical work implemented in a community context.

General characterization

Code

02113662

Credits

10.0

Responsible teacher

Helena Maria Ferreira Rodrigues da Silva

Hours

Weekly - 3

Total - 280

Teaching language

Portuguese

Prerequisites

N/A

Bibliography

Ansdell, G., Brøske, B. Å., Black, P., & Lee, S. (2020). Showing the way, or getting in the way? Discussing power, Influence andintervention in contemporary musical-social practices. International Journal of Community Music, 13(2), 135–155. https://doi.org/10/gj7rf9
Bergh, A. (2007). I’d like to teach the world to sing: Music and conflict transformation. Musicae Scientiae, 11(2_suppl), 141–157.https://doi.org/10/gnhddt
Graça, J., Rodrigues, H., & Rodrigues, P. M. (2021). Projecto X: A journey inside ourselves and what we found when we arrived. NordicJournal of Art and Research, 10(2). https://doi.org/10.7577/information.3732
Higgins, L. (2012). Community music: In theory and in practice. Oxford University Press.
Rimmer, M. (2006). Songs in the key of life: The musical habitus and young people’s community music participation (Doctoraldissertation). University of Newcastle.
Willingham, L. (Ed.). (2021). Community music at the boundaries. Wilfrid Laurier University Press.

Teaching method

1. Debates based on paper/book chapter presentations made by the students and suggested by the teacher
2. Experimentation of workshop activity proposals in a classroom context, led by the students, and discussed afterwards
3. Fieldwork with a community chosen by the teacher
4. Classes with the participation of guest Community Music facilitators

Evaluation method

Continuous assessment - Practical lessons logbooks(35%), Reflective essay about the applied project from the point of view of the student(35%), Workshop content proposals(30%)

Subject matter

1. Knowledge of the history of Community Music:
1.1 Contact with existing literature
1.2 Contact with key practitioners
2. Development of a Community Music intervention:
2.1 Preparation of workshop materials
2.2 Workshop planning
2.3 Application of and reflection about workshop plans
2.4 Presentation of the work developed with the community

Programs

Programs where the course is taught:

Area of Specialisation in Psychology of Music and Human Development