1st Edition

Radically Responsive Music Schools Leading Change through Culture-Building

By Brian Pertl Copyright 2025
120 Pages
by Routledge

120 Pages
by Routledge

120 Pages
by Routledge

Radically Responsive Music Schools is a philosophical reimagining of music higher education culture from the ground up, arguing that holistic cultural change is the key factor needed for music schools to prepare 21st-century graduates for contemporary challenges. The author discusses how university and conservatory music programs can incorporate traits they seek to foster in their students –... Read more

1. An Urgent Need for a Culture of Change  2. A Culture of Belonging and Collaboration  3. A Culture of Wellbeing and Intention  4. A Culture of Curiosity and Wonder  5. A Culture of Creativity and Improvisation  6. A Culture of Playfulness and Joy  7. A Culture of Change Maximization  8. Field of Dreams

Biography

Brian Pertl is a deep listener, ethnomusicologist, collaborator, improviser, visionary leader and Dean of the Lawrence University Conservatory of Music.