Although many volumes exist on emergent music technology practices, few handbooks on music and technology consider educational milieu. The editors of Music, Technology, and Education: Critical Perspectives assist with filling this gap in literature. A quick glance at the subtitle of the book, Critical Perspectives, might lead to multiple interpretations of the word ‘critical’. Readers might take ‘critical’ to indicate a critique of music, technology and education. Another interpretation includes important perspectives on music, technology and education. The editors of this volume appropriately use both of these interpretations of the subtitle. Several chapters provide apposite critique of technology in music education practices, while other chapters provide valuable perspectives relevant to music, technology and education. I imagine readers interested in popular music education will consider many of the chapters in this book fit either interpretation of the word ‘critical.’

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