Understanding interculturalism in music education, community and creative practice

Bayley, A ORCID: 0000-0002-2114-5917 (2025) 'Understanding interculturalism in music education, community and creative practice.' In: King, E and Desbruslais, S, eds. Music and interculturalism: perspectives in education, community and creative practice. Routledge, Abingdon. (Forthcoming)

Abstract

This chapter provides a critical overview of contemporary discourse about interculturalism in relation to music education, community and creative practice. The first section defines the terms ‘culture’ and ‘intercultural(ism)’ with reference to a range of conceptualisations. Importantly, it is noted that what intercultural music practice is, in terms of creative practice through composition and performance, tends to predate research about what it does, for example in education and community settings. In the second section, examples of intercultural creative projects are highlighted in the context of discourse about new interculturalism (Kimberlin & Euba, 1995; Eckersall, 2005; Knowles, 2010; Mitra, 2015) whereby it is acknowledged that creative encounters can be untidy, confusing or messy. The third section questions how differences and similarities are understood in intercultural creative practice, while the fourth interrogates levels or situations of in-between-ness. In the fifth section such creative encounters are then considered in the context of education and community practice, emphasising how intercultural dialogue may help people to bond or connect.

Item Type:	Book Chapter or Section
Divisions:	Bath School of Music and Performing Arts
Research Centres and Groups:	Intercultural Communication and Creative Practice Research Group
Date Deposited:	01 Oct 2025 12:00
Last Modified:	01 Oct 2025 12:00
URN:	https://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/id/eprint/17194

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