ABSTRACT
I reconnected with the ten adolescent boys, now young men, featured in this study five years after graduating from secondary school. Aaron, Austin, Blake, Colton, Conor, Daniel, Elijah, Michael, Tyler, and William have all celebrated their 21st birthdays, and their paths have diverged. All boys, except for Blake, continued to university study, with Aaron, Colton, and Conor pursuing undergraduate tertiary music at different local institutions. Blake has completed his diesel fitting apprenticeship and works on the family farm. Four boys, Colton, Daniel, Elijah, and Michael, are beginning their Doctor of Medicine studies following their first degree. While their music uses have evolved over this time, their past experiences—including those from class music—and future musical aspirations continue to support and shape their identity work. This chapter briefly reports on the participants and researcher at the conclusion of this investigation. The epilogue stories of the young men in this study reveal that music continues to feature in their lives beyond school. Music education is not an end in itself but a component of a fully rounded and humanistic education.
