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Guest Editor: Daniel J. Shevock, dshevock@kcsd.k12.pa.us The MayDay Group—and Action, Criticism, and Theory for Music Education journal in particular—functions to identify, critique, and change taken-for granted patterns of discourse in music education theory and philosophy. The MayDay Group’s ecological action ideal promises: “We commit to a Land-conscious, environmentally sustainable, and regenerative music education.” This action ideal affirms ecology that materializes as: · Human...

What might it mean to draw readers into a single moment within music teaching and learning? Focusing on an individual teaching artifact, as opposed to classroom practices more broadly, has the potential to bring forward complexities inherent in all pedagogical exchanges. Looking deeply at the conceptualization and use of a music education artifact links theory and practice, perhaps unsettling the familiar or giving voice to historically marginalized musical endeavors. Artifacts may include,...

MDG 36: The 36th MayDay Group Colloquium “Policy” will be held in collaboration with the International Sociey for Philosophy of Music...