In this new paperback edition of scholarship from The Oxford Handbook of Qualitative Research in American Music Education, authors highlight the use of qualitative research to examine diverse musical contexts (general music, large ensembles, etc.) and individual experiences (students, teachers, etc.) encountered in the field.

Preface, Colleen M. Conway, 1 Early Childhood Music Education, Alison M. Reynolds, 2 General Music Education, Ann Marie Stanley, 3. Instrumental Music (Winds, Brass, Percussion), Chad West, 4 Instrumental Music (Strings), Margaret H. Berg, 5 Choral Music, Bridget Sweet, 6 Preservice Music Teacher Education, Mark Robin Campbell and Linda K. Thompson, 7. Inservice Music Teacher Professional Development, Colleen M. Conway and Scott Edgar, 8 Community Music Education, Nathan B. Kruse and Erin M. Hansen, 9 Students with Exceptionalities in Music Education, Ryan M. Hourigan, 10. Music Education and Diversity, Bruce Carter, 11. World Musics and Cultural Diversity in the Music Classroom and the Community, Yiannis Miralis, 12 Teaching Qualitative Research Experientially and Aesthetically, Liora Bresler