Trauma and Resilience in Music Education

<P><EM>Trauma and Resilience in Music Education: Haunted Melodies</EM> considers the effects of trauma on both teachers and students in the music classroom, exploring music as a means for working through traumatic experiences and the role music education plays in trauma studies. The volume acknowledges the ubiquity of trauma in our society and its long-term deleterious effects while showcasing the singular ways music can serve as a support for those who struggle. In twelve contributed essays, authors examine theoretical perspectives and personal and societal traumas, providing a foundation for thinking about their implications in music education. Topics covered include:</P><P></P><UL><P><LI>Philosophical, psychological, sociological, empirical, and narrative perspectives of trauma and resilience.</LI><LI>How trauma-informed education practices might provide guidelines for music educators in schools and other settings</LI><LI>Interrogations of how music and music education may be a source of trauma</LI><P></P></UL><P>Distinguishing itself from other subjects—even the other arts—music may provide clues to the recovery of traumatic memory and act as a tool for releasing emotions and calming stresses. <I>Trauma and Resilience in Music Education </I>witnesses music’s unique abilities to reach people of all ages and empower them to process traumatic experiences, providing a vital resource for music educators and researchers.</P>