Dr  Andrea  Creech  is  Professor  of  Music Pedagogy at the Schulich School of Music, McGill University. Following  an  international  music performance  career  Andrea  was  awarded  a  PhD  in Psychology  in  Education  from  the  Institute  of  Education,  University  of  London, where she subsequently was appointed Reader in Education.  She returned to Canada in 2016, as Canada Research Chair in Music in Community at Université Laval. Andrea’s  research  has  covered  a  wide  range  of  issues  in  formal  and  informal  music  education  contexts,  including  interpersonal  dynamics,  informal  learning,  inclusion, lifelong learning, and  music  for  positive  youth  development.