Volume 15, Issue 3 Action, Criticism & Theory for Music Education October 2016 Edward McClellan, Guest Editor Vincent C. Bates, Editor Brent C. Talbot, Associate Editor Edward McClellan, Guest EditorEditorial introduction: The 9th International Symposium on the Sociology of Music Education (2015)PDF 1 Vincent C. Bates Toward a sociology of music curriculum integrationPDF 8 Bina Ann John, Linda Cameron, and Lee Bartel Creative musical play: An innovative approach to early childhood music education in an urban community school of musicPDF 21 Charles Carson and Maria Westvall Intercultural approaches and “diversified normality” in music teacher education: Reflections from two anglesPDF37 Alexandra Kertz-Welzel Sociological implications of English as an international language in music educationPDF 53 Rachel Brashier “Just keep going, stay together, and sing OUT”: Learning Byzantine music in an informal and situated community of practicePDF 67 Janice Waldron An alternative model of music learning and ‘last night’s fun’: Participatory music making in/as participatory culture in Irish traditional musicPDF 86 Joseph Abramo #MarchOnRome: Of alterity, social media, and marching bandsPDF 113 Carol Frierson-CampbellMusicking in a West Bank conservatory: Toward a sociological framework PDF 132 Danielle SirekProviding contexts for understanding musical narratives of power in the classroom: Music, politics, and power in Grenada, West IndiesPDF 151 Susana M. Lalama Caring climate, empathy, and student social behaviors in high school bandPDF 180