Religious education (RE) is a vital subject in the inclusion of pupils and staff alike, as it brings together ways of life and communities, the personal and the social. Based on the philosophy of community of John Macmurray, and the philosophy of dialogue of Martin Buber, Julian Stern investigates ways of marking time, understanding and celebrating times and events in schools. Music, embedded in religious and other ways of life, adds a communicative dimension that strengthens inclusive RE and intercultural communication. RE with music can be used as a form of community-making of the most comprehensive (i.e. inclusive) kind, engaging the imagination to such an extent that pupils, teachers and all members of school communities can, in Buber's words, "imagine the real."