Music in Prisons

The purpose of this space is to bring together researchers and practitioners working in the field of music in prisons.

If you wish to include a link to your work, please email Jennie Henley This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

People

  • André De Quadros [link 1, link 2]
  • Jennie Henley
  • Mary Cohen
  • Graça Mota
  • Kirstin Anderson
  • Catherine Wilson
  • Edward Messerschmidt
  • José Fortunato Fernandes

Videos

Podcasts

André De Quadros talks about music in prisons

http://thought.artsci.wustl.edu/podcasts/way-beyond-the-blue

Jennie Henley, Kirstin Anderson, Graça Mota and Mary Cohen

talking at the CERM opening conference at the Norwegian Academy of Music

Please watch this video first: http://www.palacefilms.com.au/caesarmustdie/

Then listen to the podcast: https://www.dropbox.com/s/d318pqgw1bmpci3/CERM%20Talk%20%28Presentations%20only%29.m4a?dl=0

Publications

  • Henley, J. (2014). Musical learning and desistance from crime: the case of a “Good Vibrations” Javanese gamelan project with young offenders. Music Education Research, 0(0), 1–18. doi:10.1080/14613808.2014.933791
  • Henley, J., Cohen, M. L., & Mota, G. (in press). Musical development and positive identity change within criminal justice settings. In Rethinking education: empowering individuals with the appropriate educational tools, skills and competencies, for their active cultural, political and economic participation in society in Europe and beyond. Brussels: ACP. http://www.access-to-culture.eu/upload/Docs%20ACP/ACPELPublication2013.pdf
  • Henley, J., Caulfield, L. S., Wilson, D., & Wilkinson, D. J. (2012). Good Vibrations: positive change through social music-making. Music Education Research, 14(4), 499–520. doi:10.1080/14613808.2012.714765

Organisations