Daring to Care with Music Education

A practical resource and reflective guide, this book is for music educators seeking to support their students' motivation and musicianship through intentional connection and care. Drawing on the work of more than 70 music teachers and scholars, it covers a variety of topics including the role of care in music teaching; effective and appropriate forms of care; co-creating caring relationships; caring and musical development; caring with musical expressions; caring with identity expressions; caring to change the world; and caring for well-being and human flourishing. Several successful music teachers share their secrets as well as their vulnerabilities when caring for, about, and with music students. Providing a variety of approaches for connecting with music students of all ages and stages, this book emphasizes the courage, curiosity, creativity, and vulnerability needed for authentic connection.