Rethinking Social Action through Music: The Search for Coexistence and Citizenship in Medellín's Music Schools

by Geoffrey Baker

How can we better understand the past, present and future of Social Action through Music (SATM)?

This ground-breaking book examines the development of the Red de Escuelas de M?sica de Medell?n (the Network of Music Schools of Medell?n), a network of 27 schools founded in Colombia's second city in 1996 as a response to its reputation as the most dangerous city on Earth. Inspired by El Sistema, the foundational Venezuelan music education...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1800641273
• ISBN13: 9781800641273
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Open Book Publishers
• Length: 478 Pages
• Weight: 2.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"