"For Campbell, connecting music to engagement, cultural understanding, humankind, teaching, and learning is emphasized again and again throughout the text as the way to bring us together in a peaceful world. Her consistency across the entire set of movements allows her to easily elaborate her argument that music is everywhere and meant for everyone. It clearly is her paradigm."
—TC Record
"Music can be a powerful bridge to cultural understanding, and this book addresses a variety of philosophical and practical topics related to the wide-ranging spectrum"...those that take the time to read this slender volume...will gain insight into issues of diversity and music education from one of the leading thinkers of our time."
—The Kodalay Envoy
“This book clearly articulates the role that music has played and continues to play in the context of the goals and aims of multicultural education, and it also emphasizes areas of curricular intersection between the fields of Ethnomusicology and Music Education. In addition, this book effectively makes the case that any effort to understand ourselves and others as cultural beings cannot be complete without consideration of the nature of the expressive forms (in this case music) that are part and parcel of cultural identity.”
—Constance L. McKoy, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
"This brilliant, passionate, and personal book describes the history of U.S. music education and argues strongly for the need to include diverse musical traditions in our classrooms and in our lives. Campbell’s reflections on her experiences offer us a valuable and articulate argument on the importance of musical diversity."
—Anthony Seeger, distinguished professor emeritus, UCLA
"Dr. Campbell has devoted her entire career to a deeper understanding of how the music we teach might better represent the many cultures in our classroom. This book represents a culmination of that work, providing a rich context for understanding how music can and should play a central role in the pursuit of a more diverse, culturally relevant education for our children."
—Steven M. Demorest, Northwestern University
“Few educators can match Patricia Campbell’s dedication to learning from the world through her travels, where she works with musicians in Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe. In this book the breadth of her experience is translated into cultural understandings of musical diversity, including the importance of engaging with musical communities and culture-bearers, and envisioning music as social justice and vital to human well-being.”
—Keith Howard, SOAS, University of London
“This is a must-read for all teachers engaged in the musical education of children and youth.”
—Marie McCarthy, University of Michigan
