Leadership and Musician Development in Higher Music Education informs, challenges and evaluates the central practices, policies and theories which underpin the preparation of future music leaders and the leadership of music in higher education.

Foreword A call for care in the development of musicians as leaders (David Lines) / Chapter I How is leadership developed in higher music education? (Jennifer Rowley, Dawn Bennett, and Patrick Schmidt) / Chapter II Leaders and leadership in higher music education: Meeting the challenges (Glen Carruthers) / Chapter III Leadership in the midst of higher education (Anna Reid) / Chapter IV Leading institutional change through better policy thinking (Patrick Schmidt) / Chapter V Educating professional musicians: Gender equality, career creativities and strategies for change in institutional leadership (Pamela Burnard) / Chapter VI Student commentary:Institutional leadership from the point of view of a Latin American student: Being aware of the wall (Euridiana Silva Souza) / Chapter VII Developing leadership capacities with Generation Z students in higher music education (Susan A. O'Neil) / Chapter VIII Leadership as an essential graduate attribute for musicians (Anna Reid, Dawn Bennett, and Jennifer Rowley) / Chapter IX Educing leadership and evoking sound: Choral conductors as agents of change (Martin Berger) / Chapter X The tapestry of leadership, creativity and advocacy: Weaving musicians' core abilities into the curriculum (Pamela D. Pike) / Chapter XI The leadership role of instrumental teachers in students' career development: Negotiating professional identities (Christine Ngai Lam Yau) / Chapter XII Leadership and conducted improvisation: Connections and opportunities in undergraduate music programs (Janis F. Weller) / Chapter XIII Student commentary:Leadership at the undergraduate level: Cultivating collective ownership (Kelly Bylica) / Chapter XIV Institutional leadership and musician development in higher music education (Dawn Bennett, Jennifer Rowley, and Patrick Schmidt) The International Society for Musical Education (ISME) The ISME Commission of the Education of the Professional Muscian Contributors Index