ABSTRACT
As part of an ongoing research project into the life of “unofficial” and “official” rock musicians in Tehran, Iran, this chapter illustrates some shared characteristics among these musicians and their music education: that of improvisatory anarchism in/as their music education. This chapter focuses on a complex music [education] scene where its source of inspiration originates from Persian traditional music, cultural and political history, and years of unpredictable regulations over the production of music. Calling this scene Anarcho-Improv, I argue that rather than a liberal democratic music education sanctioned by a centralized entity, a scene with a tangible direct communication and face-to-face interaction would work more effectively. Drawing from the values of anarchism and postanarchism, these musicians reimagined a lack of state-sanctioned, standardized music education into a decentralized, new, creative and proactive affair adaptable to any unpredictable situation.
