Frameworks of Culturally Engaged Community Music Practice--Australia
Music Health Australia was established in 2008 by Sandra Kirkwood, as a network of people interested in music and health--from diverse cultural and professional backgrounds. Music Health Australia is also a private practice--successful in obtaining grants for establishing the Purga Music Museum (Ipswich) and researching local music histories, such as the life of renowned Aboriginal tenor, Harold Blair; and the 100-year history of the Ipswich Thistle Pipe Band. Community Music is a movement that supports and energises music-making at all levels of society, not just concert performers, but all the people involved in the music scene. Through Community Music, people can build relationships with their neighbours at the local level and play in bands, or sing in choirs, and contribute to festivals and cultural celebrations. Frameworks for Culturally Engaged Community Music Practice were developed by Sandra Kirkwood (2009) for rural Ipswich, Australia as a case study that has relevance in A...