ABSTRACT
This chapter represents a resume of some of the main arguments in the author's book, Music, Gender, Education. In current usage in the English language, the term 'sex' normally refers to the biological characteristics of men and women, whilst 'gender' refers to culturally-acquired characteristics and practices that tend to be associated with masculinity and femininity. The chapter suggests that the social context of music's production or reception becomes a part of its delineated meanings. It suggests that, amongst other contextualizing factors, the gender of a performer or composer becomes a part of their music's delineations. The chapter discusses this notion with reference to women musicians. It suggests a second category of musical meaning, distinct from the first, and called delineated meaning. The chapter conveys the idea that music metaphorically sketches, or delineates, a plethora of contextualizing factors by this expression.
