Brian Marshall

Kari Veblen
December 14, y

Community Music Making

Veblen, K.K. (2012). Community music making: Challenging the
stereotypes of traditional music education. In C.A. Beynon & K.K.
Veblen (Eds.). Critical perspectives in Canadian music education.
Waterloo, ON: Wilfrid Laurier University Press.
In the article Community music making: Challenging the stereotypes of
traditional music education. Kari Veblen spreads light on music within the
community and its existence within education. One thing that spoke to me,
yet frustrated me at the same time was issue regarding funding towards arts
program within schools. Veblen states federal Canadian and provincial
governments make minimal provisional support for arts programs through
grants and awards. (128). I have first hand experienced what happens
because of lack of funding. I was once a member of Brampton's Youth
Symphony Orchestra (BSYO) and all the staff were people who volunteered
their time. To go along with that, all the money that was put into the
orchestra was either from donations from parents or the fee that all
members had to pay. Last year was the last year BSYO was open due to the
lack of funding. I cant stress the need for more support within schools and
the community regarding music programs. If we want to continue to feed the
future generations with the greatness of what is music, there has to be a

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change in the way people think. Music is not weighed the same as other
courses within schools. Music is not just a past time, it gives you a sense of
identity. (Broad, Boyer, & Chataway, 2006, p. 44). I was interested what the
article had to offer in terms of depth. It focused a bit Music within the
community and education. It also gave sense of diversity and different
ways/types of programs within the community that I have never considered
before. All in all, If I could say one thing to the author it would be how I
enjoyed how informative this article is. The article looked at many different
aspects within community music from religious based and different ethics
facilities within music, and was not generalized to an umbrella term.

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