Laurier Centre for Music in the Community
Laurier Centre for Music in the Community (LCMC) is dedicated to fostering vibrant and inclusive musical communities through evidence-based participatory music practices.
Rooted in the Waterloo region and reaching across Canada and beyond, we strive to connect scholars, support community-engaged musicians, and create knowledge-sharing opportunities.
LCMC aims to lead globally by empowering musical communities and advancing meaningful change. Join us in celebrating the diversity and creativity of community music!
Our Goals
Knowledge Sharing
To create and support knowledge-sharing opportunities among scholars, community music practitioners, and students.
Community-Engaged Music Events
To support community-engaged music events and initiatives through knowledge exchange.
Building a Vibrant Network
To build vibrant networks of scholars, practitioners, and students focusing on participatory music, within Waterloo region, nationally, and internationally.
Latest News
Cynthia Kinnunen on Transcontextual Thinking through Creativity in CM Research
Cynthia Kinnunen has been teaching and leading an intergenerational community ukulele ensemble for over twelve years and has been intrigued by the relationships, adaptations, and interdependencies the group has journeyed with and through.
