Marginalised Youth, Criminal Justice and Performing Arts: Young people’s experiences of music-making

Parker, Andrew ORCID: 0000-0001-6842-3067, Marturano, Naomi, Lewis, Gwen and Meek, Rosie (2018) Marginalised Youth, Criminal Justice and Performing Arts: Young people’s experiences of music-making. Journal of Youth Studies, 21 (8). pp. 1061-1076. doi:10.1080/13676261.2018.1445205

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Abstract

In recent years a plethora of arts-based projects and interventions targeting marginalised children and young people have emerged a number of which have focused specifically on music-making. Resulting research has often highlighted the social, psychological and emotional benefits involved (see, for example, De Viggiani et al, 2013) although few studies have explored the connections between music-making and mentoring with young people in educational contexts. This paper comprises a small-scale, qualitative study of one such intervention in a secondary school in the South of England. Analysis of transcripts from one-to-one interviews with participants (pupils) aged 11–17 years reveals various ways in which music-making facilitated positive change such as increased confidence, improved attitudes towards teachers and peers, feelings of calm, and better communication skills. The paper concludes by suggesting that music-making activity may confer significant psycho-social benefits for young people, particularly when combined with mentoring support.

Item Type:	Article
Article Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Performing arts, music-making, mentoring, marginalised youth, qualitative research.
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) M Music and Books on Music > M Music
Divisions:	Schools and Research Institutes > School of Education and Science
Research Priority Areas:	Health, Life Sciences, Sport and Wellbeing
Depositing User:	Anne Pengelly
Date Deposited:	23 Feb 2018 12:00
Last Modified:	31 Aug 2023 09:08
URI:	https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/5409

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