
Broadening of music education to encompass students of diverse backgrounds, and so maximise participation.
Promoting all musical practices that stake a claim to a place in contemporary culture - eg popular, classical, folk and traditional, brass band, new or avant garde, and world musics.
Representing these diverse musics in the academic curriculum.
Reflecting on the meanings and implications of this kind of pluralist learning culture (so creating a theoretically informed, research-led pedagogic practice).