Source note · R093
Policy into practice: Reframing community music as socially engaged arts practice
A case study considers how funding priorities influence community-music practice.
- Setting
- Related music & arts
- Kind of evidence
- Qualitative & case studies
- Review extent
- Appraisal and selected source sections checked
What was studied
A UK policy history and one pseudonymous Youth Music-funded programme are examined, including accounts from four musicians. The author previously worked in the organization.
What it contributes
In the pseudonymous BTB programme, funder priorities shaped accreditation, work placements, evaluation burdens and preferred language such as 'transformation' and 'empowerment', illustrating tension between top-down accountability and bottom-up cultural democracy.
Where the evidence stops
Single pseudonymous programme with four musician participants; the author previously worked with the organization. Thematic findings are context-specific and do not measure participant outcomes.
About this review
The accepted research appraisal was compared with the supplied text, including bibliographic and study-design details. This production check is not a fresh audit of every table, appendix or cited study.
Bibliographic details checked against the supplied work. A linked source provides the public retrieval route.
Source note updated September 9, 2026. Read our approach to evidence.