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    The Efficacy of Community Music Education Programmes Towards Youth Development and Audience Development: A Case of Buskaid Soweto String Project
    (University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2022-03) Thango, Simangaliso Siyathemba; Desando, Marcus Tebogo
    The increasing number of community music education projects in South Africa has risen in the last two decades. Due to the sheer rising interest in the positive outcomes of these projects, previously underprivileged areas now have access to music education and a diverse range of musical opportunities. This research report assesses the efficacy of community music education programmes of the Buskaid Soweto String Project towards youth and audience development. The report used the Buskaid Soweto String Project as a case study done through interviews. The results attained from qualitative research conducted, have shown that the training programme administered by the Buskaid Soweto String Project yields good and positive results toits students. In addition, the success of the music education programmes has a favourable effect on audience development. Data collected, revealed interesting themes relating to the efficacy of music education programmes by Buskaid. The most notable outcome and results isthe direction and incentive the project provides to its participants and other existing and forthcoming community music projects. This research results also facilitate and create new study and research prospects in the field of music education in previously disadvantaged communities.