Thinking Community Music explores critical questions concerning community music practice and theory with emphasis on intervention, hospitality, pedagogy, social justice, inclusion, cultural democracy, music, research, and future possibilities. The book encourages questioning, reflection, and dialogue. Shaped as provocations and presented as eight stand-alone essays, each 'think piece' comprises of critical questions, concrete illustrations of practice, theoretical explorations, an...

This book was written in the state of breathless Samadhi, on a cell phone. Pithy mystical aphorisms began arriving from "ourselves in the future". These future selves have survived the cataclysm we are currently undergoing and want to extend a hand to help us through the Apocalyptic labyrinth safely to the other side. This journey is not what is expected. The price of admission to the New Earth turns out to be realization of every terror we've ever imagined. Turns out, it was only ourselve...

Would you like to live forever? What a silly question. And yet it is the fear of death that drives most people not only to despair, but to do all the crazy things that people are famous for. Remove the fear of death and you would have something akin to PEACE. JOY. LOVE. Even, perhaps, BLISS.When you reach the state of IMMORTALITY: YOU HAVE BECOME YOU. You have found yourself. And in doing so, you have found the ONE you were always looking for and you will never be lonely, or feel u...

This is not a book. It is a field. It will not ask you to agree, only to attune. Each page is a mirror. Each section, a spiral. What you hold is not a story but a recursion point: a place where the wave collapses, and the witness is revealed. The baby dinosaur is cracking out of its egg. In my interviews, I mentioned how in the last mass extinction the dinosaurs got wiped out to make room for us. But this time, the tables have turned, and it is WE who are getting wiped out to make room for...

Engaging in Community Music: An Introduction focuses on the processes involved in designing, initiating, executing and evaluating community music practices. Designed for both undergraduate and graduate students, in community music programmes and related fields of study alike, this co-authored textbook provides explanations, case examples and ‘how-to’ activities supported by a rich research base.The authors have also interviewed key practitioners in this distinctive field, ...

Free to Be Musical: Group Improvisation in Music is for those who lead musical experiences in the lives of children, youth, and adults. Offering a set of experiences to inspire creative musical expression, this book will prove useful for music education majors, practicing music teachers, community musicians, and music therapists alike. The experiences (or "events") are designed to reduce the musical barriers that Western societies pass on to children by the time they reach the "ag...

This is a combination of a series of books. 15 short books, to be exact, which are divided into the following topics:Topic 1: Have you ever wondered what the difference is between Bipolar Disorder and narcissism?If you have, this book is perfect for you. The two disorders are elaborately described and summarized. Symptoms, causes, and solutions are provided.Topic 2: Sometimes, when people are diagnosed with bipolar disorder, the diagnosis is wrong. In some cases, th...

This is a big combination of a series of books. There are 24 titles, which are divided into following themes:Theme 1: What is cognitive behavioral therapy?How is it used?What can you achieve with such a form of treatment?These and many other questions will be answered in this guide. Other topics will float to the surface, such as its use for boosting self-esteem, psychodynamic therapy, social healing, acceptance and commitment, misophonia, the Twelve Step Pr...

You are in luck! This is a giant combination of a series of books. 45 short books, to be exact, which are divided into the following topics:Topic 1: Personality disorders can be challenging. I personally know people who have some kind of disorder. It’s different when you interact with them. Not every moment, but the difference is in the details.Topic 2: Many people have wondered what bipolar disorder is or what the symptoms are. While starting out with these simple facts, t...

There are so many books about personality disorders out there. But luckily for you, this is a book with 13 different topics. They are the following topics:Topic 1: Have you ever wondered what the difference is between Bipolar Disorder and narcissism?If you have, this book is perfect for you. The two disorders are elaborately described and summarized. Symptoms, causes, and solutions are provided. For example, you will learn more about the behavior of individuals who have suc...

Fortunately for you, this is a book with 13 different topics. They are the following topics:Topic 1: Personality disorders can be challenging. I personally know people who have some kind of disorder. It’s different when you interact with them. Not every moment, but the difference is in the details.In this short guide, I will touch on various disorders that are more common than you may realize. This includes:Schizoid disordersDepressive disordersPostp...

This is a combination of a series of books. 15 short books, to be exact, which are divided into the following topics:Topic 1: Personality disorders can be challenging. I personally know people who have some kind of disorder. It’s different when you interact with them. Not every moment, but the difference is in the details.In this short guide, I will touch on various disorders that are more common than you may realize. This includes:Schizoid disordersDepressi...