Power relations operate in any educational setting, and there may be particular vulnerabilities in a tradition conducted in the relative isolation of the music teaching studio. These vulnerabilities have been highlighted dramatically in recent years through high-profile cases of power abuse, but power is implicated in a wide range of contexts related to the studio, including cultural, gendered, pedagogical, artistic, institutional and interpersonal issues. It may be impossible to divest power of its negative connotations, but there is a good deal of theory focused on power, even if its terms are broadly political or philosophical, and subject to debate. This theoretical paper explores power relations with regard to the music studio, investigating popular conceptions and everyday usage before turning to scholarship focused on interpersonal and broader social perspectives. Some reflections are offered on the uses and abuses of power in the studio. A better understanding of its dimensions and usage can support the ongoing development of studio practices and contribute to the conversation that we need to have about power.

权力关系在任何教育环境中都存在，在相对孤立的音乐教学工作室中进行的传统可能存在特别的脆弱性。近年来，通过备受瞩目的滥用权力案件，这些脆弱性得到了极大的凸显，但权力涉及与工作室相关的广泛背景，包括文化、性别、教学、艺术、制度和人际问题。剥夺权力的负面含义可能是不可能的，但有大量理论关注权力，即使其术语广泛地涉及政治或哲学，并且存在争议。这篇理论论文探讨了音乐工作室的权力关系，调查了流行的概念和日常用法，然后转向关注人际和更广泛的社会视角的学术。对工作室中权力的使用和滥用提出了一些反思。更好地了解其维度和用途可以支持工作室实践的持续发展，并有助于我们需要进行的关于权力的对话。