A More Promising Musical Future: Leading Transformational Change in Music Higher Education: CMS Emerging Fields in Music

Higher education music faculty and administrators are under pressure to adapt, innovate, and change. This book brings together four seasoned thought leaders with distinct voices to provide essential change management leadership strategies for music departments in the 21st century, covering topics such as diversity and inclusion, institutional transformation, and preparing students for contemporary music careers.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 108 pages
Publication date: 29 January 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The pressure on today's higher education music faculty and administrators to adapt, innovate, and change is immense. However, the question of what change is most critical and how it can be effectively brought about is a complex one. This concise volume brings together four seasoned thought leaders with distinct voices, each offering a complementary glimpse into how music faculty and administrators can help lead changes that truly matter.

In making the case for transformations to better align music training in higher education with our culturally diverse society and the actual marketplace facing graduates, the perspectives collected here provide essential change management leadership strategies for music departments in the 21st century.

Covering topics such as diversity and inclusion, institutional transformation, and preparing students for contemporary music careers, each chapter includes an outline of specific steps that can be taken individually and collectively towards the needed change. Illuminating issues and providing practical suggestions, this book will enable both music faculty and administrators to confidently navigate change together with their communities.

Weight: 168g
Dimension: 215 x 138 x 10 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032111520