This book is designed to be a music performer's companion, informing the performer's decisions as they prepare performances. It describes some of the situations in which performers will find themselves and also the techniques which work for performers while performing in community venues.

Faculty of Art and Design, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. Faculty of Art and Design, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.

Introduction to the Series -- Acknowledgements -- Prelude -- Preparation -- Concerts for Schools' Audiences -- Music for and with:- -- Adults with Learning Difficulties -- People Who Attend Rehabilitation and Resource Centres -- Patients in Hospitals and Hospices -- Residents in Elderly Persons' Homes -- Inmates in Prisons -- Audience Involvement -- Getting Started - Access to Your Audience -- Performers' Perspectives -- Community Music at Chetham's -- When the Audience Performs -- Live Music in The Community - Its Value to the Performer -- Index.