Abstract
Music is a form of leadership. Music-based interventions in organizations and society are being used throughout the world, including in situations of extreme conflict and consequence. Artists are going beyond the dehydrated language of economics, politics, and war to achieve goals that have eluded those using more traditional approaches. This article presents musical interventions in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Cyprus, Estonia, Northern Ireland, the Middle East, South Africa, the United States, and Venezuela, in which musicians have had the inspiration and courage to make a difference.
Highlights
The radical shift in the structure of the world begs for creativity; it asks us to rethink who we are as human beings
It may be that writers, painters, and musicians have an unprecedented opportunity to be co-creators with society’s leaders in setting a path
Perhaps there is no better label for the use of musical interventions in global and organizational crises than that of poetic activism
Summary
Venezuela’s El Sistema program provides a powerful example of music-based societal development that offers young people a route out of poverty. In addition to arts-based interventions assisting in educating, improving, and rehabilitating incarcerated individuals, Djurichkovic’s (2011) review of studies from multiple countries suggests that such programs reduce inmate incident rates, decrease recidivism, enhance general well-being, and create opportunities for positive transformative change. Such efforts have been found to benefit inmates, correctional institutions, and, the society to which former prisoners return (Cohen, 2009). Choral singing as a form of non-violent protest during the Soviet occupation of the Baltic States provides a powerful example of a successful music-based societal initiative. Musical Leadership and Societal TransformationM: IunspiciaraltLioenaadnedrsChoiupraagnedinSoActieiotnal Transformation: 49 Inspiration and Courage in Action
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