Participatory Approach in Music Education and its Influences on Social Behaviour and Participation in Culture

The research presented in this report is a case study of a music education programme based on a participatory approach introduced in a community centre in the Praga-Południe district in Warsaw. Due to its short duration and narrow range of research activities, the study is exploratory in its nature. The research is an attempt to depict and analyse the characteristics of informal music education based on a participatory approach and to put a light on certain research areas, as well as to define specific research topics, for further investigation.