This volume brings together the extended abstracts of papers, workshops, round tables and poster presentations from the tenth World Alliance for Arts Education Global Summit, held in Athens on 17–19 October 2024. It also includes the Athens Declaration on arts education.

The publication The music classroom as a laboratory for creativity and experimentation – 17+1 STEAM music education scenarios presents innovative teaching approaches that transform the music classroom into a space for creativity, research and interdisciplinary learning. Drawing on the STEAM education framework, it connects music with science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics, supporting imagination, collaboration and creative thinking. Developed by NKUA educators and researchers, the 17+1 scenarios present music pedagogy as a field for innovation, experimentation and the development of twenty-first-century skills.

The publication Informal Music Learning, Education, Community, Culture – Conference proceedings brings together presentations and findings from the academic meeting held in Athens on 19–20 April 2024. With the participation of Professor Emerita Lucy Green, UCL, the event explored contemporary theories and practices of informal music learning and their connections with community and cultural education. Through the talks, workshops and research presented, the publication highlights music's role in participation, inclusion, social cohesion and personal development in formal and non-formal education.

This volume contains seven music teaching scenarios for primary and secondary education. Developed as part of the “Rapid Teacher Training in the Implementation of Distance Education (T4E)” programme, they combine synchronous and asynchronous learning activities.

The publication Music education: Good practice in the digital classroom brings together the proceedings of the online study day organised by the Music Education Lab of the NKUA Department of Music Studies on 15 May 2021, as part of the Department's thirtieth-anniversary celebrations. The presentations explore innovative approaches and applications in synchronous, asynchronous and blended distance music education, highlighting teachers' creativity and adaptability during the pandemic.