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For the first decade, MayDay Group Colloquia were devoted to extensive discussion, critique, and analysis of the seven action ideals of the MayDay Group agenda "Action for Change in Music Education." This collection of commentary presents summaries, abstracts, and reactions to colloquia topics, including more recent topics that have moved beyond specific consideration of the action ideals.

XVII Colloquium: June 22 - 25, 2006:
Westminster Choir College of Rider University, Princeton, NJ
"Power, Empowerment, and Change: New Pedagogies in Music Education"

XVI Colloquium: July 12 - 19, 2005: The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
"Discourses and Practices of Hegemony, Power, and Exclusion in Music Education"

XV Colloquium: June 10 - 12, 2004: The University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
"Music for Life: Re-visioning Music Education as a Part of General/Comprehensive Schooling"

XIII and XIV Colloquiums: June 19 - 22, 2003:
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
"Music Curriculum Challenges in Elementary and Secondary Schools
and Taking Stock after Ten Years: Next Actions for the MayDay Group"

XII Colloquium: October 11 - 13, 2002: Hampton Inn and Suites, Columbus, OH
"Music Curriculum Challenges in Post-Secondary Education"

XI Colloquium: August 15 - 16, 2002: Bergen, Norway
"Social Contexts and Musical Meanings"

X Colloquium: October 5 - 7, 2001: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, St Louis, MO
"Mindful Musicianship: Getting to the Core of a Musical Education"

MayDay Group Institute: June 10 - 14, 2002: The University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
"Re-forming Music Teacher Education: Recent Trends and New Directions for Foundations"

VIII Colloquium: October 1 - 3, 2000: Burlington, MA
"How do musical institutions develop, and how can their influences be evaluated?"

VII Colloquium: April 30 - May 2, 1999: The University of Washington, Seattle, WA
"Can Music Teachers Influence a Culture's Musical Life?"

VI Colloquium: October 22 - 25, 1998: Toronto, ON
"Cultural and Social Influences on Music Teaching and Learning"

V Colloquium: June 12 - 14, 1998, Dallas, TX
"Critiques: David Elliott's Theories of Music Education"

IV Colloquium: April 18 - 20, 1997: The University of Maryland, College Park, MD
"Music Education as Praxis"
[Charles Fowler Colloquium on Innovation in Arts Education]

Special Colloquium: May 23 - 25, 1996: New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA
"Developing an Agenda for the MayDay Group"

III Colloquium: State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
"Guiding Ideas in Music Education"

II Colloquium: June 18 - 19, 1994: University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
"Theoretical Issues in Music Education"

I Colloquium: May 1 - 3, 1993: State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
"Philosophical Issues in Music Education"