Christopher Small: A Biographical Profile of His Life

Abstract

Discusses Small's concept of musicking in the context of his life: his relationships, educational experiences, musical influences, and teaching career, emphasizing his refusal, throughout his life, to accept restrictions on his listening, writing, composing, and teaching. Small has always been actively involved in creating music and these experiences, as well as his careful reflections about the role of music in human lives, have become the basis for his philosophy of teaching and his concept of music.