Preface: Why social justice and music education -- Understanding social justice in music education: conceptually, historically, and politically. Introduction: from pioneers to new frameworks ; Intersecting social justices and music education / Understanding social justice from the perspective of music education history / The ethics of policy: why a social justice vision of music education requires a commitment to policy thought / Facing the music: pursuing social justice through music education in a neoliberal world / Education policy reforms and the politics of music teacher education / The promotion of multiple citizenships in China's music education / What did you lear in school today? Music education, democracy, and social justice / Reclaiming difference in music education. Introduction: beyond toleration: facing the other / Disjunctured feminisms: emerging feminisms in music education / A jazz funeral in music education / The space between worlds: music education and Latino children / Music, social justice, and social inclusion: the role of collaborative music activities in supporting young refugees and newly arrived immigrants in Australia / Hidden in plain sight: race and racism in music education / Ableism and social justice: rethinking disability in music education / Gender and sexual diversity challenges (for socially just) music education / Epistemological shifts and just practices. Introduction: socializing the value of equity / What do we think we know? / Multiculturalism and social justice: complementary movements for education in and through music / Music education, social justice, and the "Student Voice": addressing student alienation through a dialogical conception of music education / Informal learning as a catalyst for social justice in music education / Musical creativity and "the Police": troubling core music education certainities / Music education and social reproduction: breaking cycles of injustice / The imperative of diverse and distinctive musical creativities as practices of social justice / Music teachers' repertoire choices and the quest for solidarity: opening arenas for the art of living with difference / Youth empowerment and transformative music engagement / You gotta fight the power: the place of music in social justice education / Toward social justice pedagogy: problems and opportunities. Introduction: rethinking the ways we engage with others / Social justice in the English secondary music classroom / Hospitable music making: community music as a site for social justice / Social justice and urban music education / Social justice and music technology in education / Music first and last: developing a socially just pedagogical approach to music education with technology / Rescuing choral music from the realm of the elite: models for Twenty-First-Century musice making: two case illustrations / Music education assessment and social justice: resisting hegemony through formative assessment / Critical reflection for social justice and inclusion in music education / Can music teaching be a powerful tool for social justice? / Social justice in practice: examples of eductional projects from beyond the schools and around the world. Introduction: description, questions, and challenges for researchers / Behind different walls: restorative justice, transformative justice, and their relationship to music education / Relationship, rescue, and culture: how el sistema might work / Negotiating gender, poplular culture, and social justice in music education / Music: an alternative education in the South African freedom struggle / New faces in old spaces: Mexican American musical expressions and music equity with the music curriculum ; The intersection of music teacher education and social justice: where are we now? / Striving for justice with determination and hope: an epilogue