The Bloomsbury Handbook of Popular Music Education ― Perspectives and Practices

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Popular Music Educationdraws together current thinking and practice on popular music education from empirical, ethnographic, sociological and philosophical perspectives. Through a series of unique chapters from authors working at the forefront of music education, this book explores the ways in which an international group of music educators each approach popular music education. Chapters discuss pedagogies from across the spectrum of formal to informal learning, including “outside” and “other” perspectives that provide insight into the myriad ways in which popular music education is developed and implemented. The book is organized into the following sections:
- Conceptualizing Popular Music Education
- Musical, Creative and Professional Development
- Originating Popular Music
- Popular Music Education in Schools
- Identity, Meaning and Value in Popular Music Education
- Formal Education, Creativities and Assessment
Contributions from academics, teachers, and practitioners make this an innovative and exciting volume for students, teachers, researchers and professors in popular music studies and music education.

Zack Moir is a Lecturer in Popular Music at Edinburgh Napier University, UK and an active composer and performer.

Bryan Powell is an Assistant Professor of Music Education and Music Technology at Montclair State University, USA, founding editor of the Journal of Popular Music Education, and Executive Director of the Association for Popular Music Education.

Gareth Dylan Smith is Manager of Program Effectiveness at Little Kids Rock, Visiting Research Professor at New York University, USA, and founding editor of the Journal of Popular Music Education.