ABSTRACT
In this chapter, we synthesise and summarise the key overarching messages that have emerged in this volume. We first revisit the aims of the book, highlighting our intention to explore the relevance and implications of music psychology in relation to diverse contexts for music learning and participation across the life course. We then consider the wider context, pointing to some of the current themes and trends in music psychology research as it applies to learning and participation. Finally, we discuss the emergent key implications for practice from this volume, organised around thematic areas. Concluding the chapter, we summarise the key messages, suggesting that 21st-century learners require a holistic and interdisciplinary model of music learning and participation, characterised by pedagogies, practices, learning and outcomes that are relevant and, in some cases, transferable across multiple contexts for musical engagement.
