Sociomusicology: ISME Book Series Editorship

2/16/25

ISME Book Series Editorship

I am pleased to announce that as of February 2025, I have just been appointed Senior Editor of the book series formally affiliated with the International Society for Music Education (ISME).

Since 2017, the ISME book series has been making notable scholarly contributions to the field of music education internationally through monographs and edited volumes around two thematic areas: (1) global perspectives and (2) specialist themes. The 15th book in this series is now published, and it has been a pleasure to serve on its Editorial Board, which was only recently established.

Until now, the series has been published by Routledge. ISME is in the process of renegotiating the contract for this series, which may involve consideration of alternative presses. Routledge is a fine press, and I am hoping we can secure better terms for our authors to ensure the series has a deeper impact that shapes the future of music education globally.

I am also Editor of a book series in the field of historical ethnomusicology and serve on the Board of a book series on research methodologies.

Displayed above is one of the recent books from the ISME series in music education.

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Welcome to Sociomusicology

For over 15 years (since 2007), this website has offered musings on contemporary society and its music by David G. Hebert, PhD. He is a sociomusicologist specializing in global music education who has held academic positions with universities on five continents. Dr. Hebert is now a tenured full Professor with Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen. There he leads the Grieg Academy Music Education (GAME) research group and manages the multinational government-funded Nordic Network for Music Education, which organizes annual intensive Master courses and exchange of teachers and students across eight countries. He is also an Affiliated Professor with University of the Faroe Islands and an Honorary Professor in China with the Education University of Hong Kong.

Professor Hebert's research applies an international-comparative perspective to issues of pluralism, identity, and cultural relevance in music education, as well as processes by which new music traditions emerge and change - both sonically and socially - as they are adopted into institutions. Born in the 1970s, he is among the most widely-published and globally-active music scholars of his generation (h-index:20; i10-index:30), with professional activities in an average of 8 countries per year across the past decade (2008-2020).