Social Transformation through Community Music Projects: A Scoping Review
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| Title: | Social Transformation through Community Music Projects: A Scoping Review |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Noemy Berbel-Gómez (ORCID |
| Source: | Review of Education. 2026 14(1). |
| Availability: | Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 57 |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Information Analyses Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Social Change, Community Programs, Music, Community Involvement, Music Activities |
| DOI: | 10.1002/rev3.70125 |
| ISSN: | 2049-6613 |
| Abstract: | This article investigates the hypothesis that music can be a powerful catalyst for social transformation within specific territorial and social contexts. To explore this, a scoping review was conducted, aiming to identify the participants, networks and contexts described in the scientific literature on community music and to critically examine the criteria used over the last 15 years to analyse processes of social transformation. The review includes original articles from specialist journals published between 1 January 2008 and 15 February 2023, in both English and Spanish. Following the selection process using defined search terms across four databases, 270 articles were selected for analysis. The NVivo software was used to facilitate thematic coding and the construction of a node tree based on key analytical categories. Notably, there has been a surge in published literature over the last 5 years, reflecting growing academic interest in community music as a field. A significant finding of this review is that most studies concentrate on the personal benefits of participating in community music projects. However, many of these studies lack comprehensive analyses and tend to overlook the collective dynamics and broader societal dimensions of such initiatives. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1503917 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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