1st Edition

Nation and Gender in Higher Classical Music Education Intersectional Perspectives

By Ann Werner, Cecilia Ferm Almqvist Copyright 2026
146 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

146 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book asks how nation and gender shapes higher classical music education in Europe today. Building on transnational research in three European higher music education institutions, Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, and the Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki, the book analyses policy, interviews, teaching situations and concerts in... Read more

1. Introduction: Nation, gender, and higher classical music education, 2. Situating higher classical music education in European borderlands, 3. Institutional policy on equality, diversity, and ethics, 4. Nationalised sounds, teaching, and male geniuses, 5. Challenging and furthering master-apprentice teaching, 6. Students’ learning trajectories and futures as musicians, 7. European musical heritage, 8. Musical families in multiple Europes: Higher classical music education today

Biography

Ann Werner, PhD in culture studies, professor in musicology, is employed at Uppsala University, Sweden. Werner has published her work in highly ranked journals such as Popular Music, Popular Communication and Research Studies in Music Education. Her research interests are music, gender, and media drawing on feminist and cultural theory. She has previously researched popular music, widening her interest to the institutions of classical music, and artistic work and leadership.

Cecilia Ferm Almqvist, PhD in music education, professor in education and music education, is employed at Södertörn University, Sweden. Ferm Almqvist has published her work in highly ranked music education journals, such as Journal of Music Education, Research Studies in Music Education, Music Education Research, and Philosophy of Music Education Review. Her research interests are in studies of democracy, inclusion, and equality in educational situations where artistic expressions are involved.