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Community Music Capstone

Course Number: MU440

Subject: Music, Music: Community Music

Greg Sennema

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Journal articles

Mitchell, E. (2019). Community music therapy and participatory performance: Case study of a coffee house. Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy, 19(1). https://doi.org/10.15845/voices.v19i1.2701

Books

Morgan-Ellis, E. M., & Norton, K. (2024). The Oxford handbook of community singing. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197612460.001.0001 

Book chapters

Bishop, S. (2024). The Voices of hope: A Traveling miracle. In The Oxford Handbook of Community Singing. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197612460.013.31 

Conference proceedings

Calefato, F., Iaffaldano, G., & Lanubile, F. (2018). Collaboration success factors in an online music community. Proceedings of the 2018 ACM International Conference on Supporting Group Work, 61–70. https://doi.org/10.1145/3148330.3148346

Reference sources

David Horn, H., John Shepherd, S., Heidi Feldman, F., & Gabrielle Kielich, K. (2019). Bloomsbury encyclopedia of popular music of the world. (Sub-Saharan Africa) (Vol. 12). Bloomsbury Academic.

Magazine articles

A choir that creates community. (2013). Canadian Mennonite (Vol. 17, Number 22, pp. 33.). Mennonite Publishing Service.

Primary sources

Haleem, A.  (2015). The Qurʼan. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Videos

Williams, Jeni. (2022). Citizens of the world singing against oppression in Liverpool. The Open University. https://doi.org/10.21954/ou.rd.15070236 

Newspaper articles

Breaux, A. (2018). Prison choir to make its debut in NYC opera. USA Today (Arlington, Va.), 06.

Letters to the editor

Letter to the editor. "Religion Shouldn't be Forced on Students." Nanaimo News Bulletin, Dec 12, 2019.

Editorials

Milloy, John. "Religion can Help Bring Us Together." Waterloo Region Record, A9. May 03, 2023.

Dissertations or theses

Hirner, S. J. (2024). (Trans)itioning voices: Gender expansive vocal pedagogy and inclusive methodologies for choral directors and teachers of singing (PhD, University of Southern California). No. 31332782. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses A&I.

Grey literature

Black, V. (2024). AI Job Displacement: Perspectives on the Future of Work From Beneath the Silicon Ceiling. Somatmosphere. https://somatosphere.net/ai-job-displacement-perspectives-on-the-future-of-work-from-beneath-the-silicon-ceiling

Immigration Partnership of Waterloo Region (2021). Waterloo Region Immigrant Survey Summary Report. https://www.immigrationwaterlooregion.ca/en/business-opportunities/resources/Resources--Publications/2021-Immigrant-Survey-Summary-Report.pdf

Podcasts

Terry, A. (Host). (2023, August 2). Discovering The Well-Being Benefits of Community Choirs with Sarah Summers (No. 122) [Audio podcast episode]. In Singing Teachers Talk. Bast Training. https://www.basttraining.com/ep-122-discovering-the-well-being-benefits-of-community-choirs-with-sarah-summers

Articles

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Ebooks

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The Music Librarian collects books related to the business aspects of the creative arts, such as Alison Gerber's The Work of Art: Value in Creative Careers (Redwood City: Stanford University Press, 2017). For many more titles, consult this list:

Ebooks: Creative arts and business

General

Alexander, Franceska. Gallery Ready: A Creative Blueprint for Visual Artists. New York: Morgan James Publishing, 2018.

Bartmański, Dominik, and Ian Woodward. Labels: Making Independent Music. 1st edition. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781474280495.

Beech, Nic, and Charlotte Gilmore, eds. Organising Music: Theory, Practice, Performance. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2015.

Bruenger, David. Create, Produce, Consume: New Models for Understanding Music Business. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520972735.

Brzozowska, Blanka, and Patryk Galuszka. Crowdfunding and Independence in Film and Music. Milton: Taylor and Francis, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003150787.

Dromey, Chris. The Classical Music Industry. United Kingdom: Routledge, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315471099.

Jay Hodgson, Russ Hepworth-Sawyer, Justin Paterson, and Rob Toulson. Innovation in Music: Performance, Production, Technology and Business. Routledge, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351016711.

Khaire, Mukti. Culture and Commerce: The Value of Entrepreneurship in Creative Industries. Stanford, California: Stanford Business Books, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781503603080.

Mazierska, Ewa, Les Gillon, and Tony Rigg.Popular Music in the Post-Digital Age: Politics, Economy, Culture and Technology. New York: Bloomsbury Academic & Professional, 2018. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781501338403.

Munoz, J. Mark, and Julienne W Shields. Arts and Entrepreneurship. New York: Business Expert Press, 2017.

Swick, Bill.Building an Award-Winning Guitar Program: A Guide for Music Educators. New York: Oxford University Press, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197609804.001.0001.

Taylor, Timothy D. Working Musicians: Labor and Creativity in Film and Television Production. Duke University Press, 2023. https://doi.org/10.2307/jj.1544780.

Tschmuck, Peter. The Economics of Music. Newcastle Upon Tyne: Agenda Publishing, 2021. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv1wgvb9x.

Wolfe, Paula. Women in the Studio: Creativity, Control and Gender in Popular Music Sound Production. Milton: Taylor and Francis, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315546711.

Branding and Marketing

Allan, David. This Note’s for You : Popular Music + Advertising = Marketing Excellence. New York: Business Expert Press, 2015.

Gause, Alina. Presenting Without Pandering - Self-Marketing for Creatives: A Psychological Guide. Berlin: Springer, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-64305-1.

Lieb, Kristin J. Gender, Branding, and the Modern Music Industry: The Social Construction of Female Popular Music Stars. Vol. 1. United Kingdom: Routledge, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315160580.

Lund, Kevin. Conversation Marketing: How to Be Relevant and Engage Your Customer by Speaking Human. Newburyport, Massachusetts: Career Press, 2018.

Meier, Leslie M. Popular Music as Promotion: Music and Branding in the Digital Age. Chicester: Polity Press, 2017.

Minskey, Laurence, and Colleen Fahey. Audio Branding: Using Sound to Build Your Brand. London: Kogan Page, 2017.

Rhine, Anthony S. How to Market the Arts: A Practical Approach for the 21st Century. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197556078.001.0001.

Sheinkop, Eric. Return of the Hustle: The Art of Marketing with Music. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-58202-7.

Wroblewski, Lukasz, and Bonita M Colb. Culture Management : Strategy and Marketing Aspects. Berlin: Logos Verlag Berlin, 2017.

Small business

Baxter, Lucy. Running a Creative Company in the Digital Age. Harpenden: Oldcastle Books, 2017.

Dumbreck, Allan, and Gayle McPherson. Music Entrepreneurship. London, England: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2020. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781472527912.

Franklin, Michael, and Emery H Mikel. The Art of Business: A Guide for Creative Arts Therapists Starting on a Path to Self-Employment. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2013.

Rowe, Sharon. The Magic of Tiny Business: You Don’t Have to Go Big to Make a Great Living. Oakland: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2018.
 
Virk, Rizwan. Startup Myths and Models: What You Won’t Learn in Business School. New York: Columbia Business School Publishing, 2020. https://doi.org/10.7312/virk19452. 

Technology

Jones, Ellis. DIY Music and the Politics of Social Media. New York: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781501359675.

Nancy K. Baym. Playing to the Crowd: Musicians, Audiences, and the Intimate Work of Connection. New York: NYU Press, 2018. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv12pnpcg.

Rogers, Holly, Joana Freitas, and João Francisco Porfírio. YouTube and Music: Online Culture and Everyday Life. New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2023. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781501387302.

Singer, Howie, and Bill Rosenblatt. Key Changes: The Ten Times Technology Transformed the Music Industry. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197656891.001.0001.

 
News articles

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Podcasts

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Statistics and Public Opinion

This Statistics Canada portal provides information/data on Film & TV, Theatre, music, culture, arts, heritage and sport in Canada.

You can also do advanced searching directly upon the Statistics Canada data, as well as opinion polls:

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Repository of socio-economic survey, census, and polling data from Statistics Canada, Ipsos Reid, Gallup, etc.

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Grey Literature

Grey literature is information produced outside traditional scholarly publications. It includes reports, policy briefs and reports, major research papers, white papers, working papers, government documents, speeches, etc. 

There is no single database that covers grey literature well, so Google is helpful in cases like this. Consider the following tips when searching Google, often using these in combination:

 Below are some links to some possible sources of grey literature.

Websites about arts entrepreneurship

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