The performing arts can play a key role in intercultural education in a variety of contexts. New creative initiatives are constantly developed, but there is still little theory to support such initiatives. The fusion of Ethnomusicology and Education offers a particularly fruitful perspective as a theoretical dimension to the work being done. This article looks at teacher education and school management and their relationship to intercultural education, collaborative interaction, performance-related behaviour and creative production. The article takes the project music, synergies and interculturality as the starting point for a deeper analysis of these issues. (Contains 4 notes.)