Special Issue: Ethical Questions in Transforming Music Practices

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁: 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀, 𝗩𝗼𝗹. 𝟭𝟳 𝗡𝗼. 𝟭 (𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱)

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲: Ethical Questions in Transforming Music Practices

𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀: Sanna Kivijärvi & Taru‑Anneli Koivisto

Explore more here: https://journals.qmu.ac.uk/approaches/issue/view/36

This new issue explores critical ethical dimensions in music therapy and education, featuring contributions that challenge and enrich our practices:

“Ethical considerations for International Service‑Learning in Music Therapy (ISL‑MT)” by Jonathan Tang

“How much glass can I break before they fire me? Negotiating ethically‑constructive education in a fractured political landscape” by Mya Scarlato & Katie Kelly

“The role of pluralism in fostering an ethic of social justice: Policy recommendations for music therapy education and training” by Annabelle Brault, Cynthia Bruce & Vivek Venkatesh

“Breathing war, dreaming connection: Dialogue as an ethical foundation for collaborative work of Palestinian and Jewish music therapists in Israel” by Efrat Roginsky, Tamar Hadar, Nihal Midhat‑Najami, Buran Saada, Rozan Khoury & Maimounah Hebi

“Noise, doubt, empathy or surprise? A qualitative collective self‑study exploring the phenomenon of disruption in clinical trials” by Kjersti Johansson et al.

Also included are a guest editorial by the special‑issue editors, a book review of Ethical Musicality, and the innovative report “Ethics Online Conversations: A new interactive approach to encourage and facilitate ethical discourse in music therapy”.