Systematic Review of Inclusive Musical Practices in Non-Formal Educational Contexts

Inclusive musical practices for social transformation and inclusion have been developed since the end of the 20th century. These experiences promote equality and social justice. The objective of this work is to classify and describe the scientific production around inclusive musical practices in non-formal education contexts. A systematic review based on PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) was developed between December 2021 and January 2022. The review finally included 36 studies, extracted from the databases: SCOPUS, ERIC and WOS. The inclusion and exclusion criteria were limited by language (English and Spanish) and type of scientific production (peer-reviewed articles and book chapters) without limiting the years of publication. The data extraction was carried out based on the following categories: beneficiary group, type of experience, country or geographical area of impact, group or musical gender with which it works, age or ages of the group. The growing interest of society towards these practices in the last five years is confirmed. It is also identified that the two most studied population groups are people with disabilities and at risk of exclusion.