About the episode:
Music for all means taking a hard look at the obstacles and barriers that often keep our most marginalized students from accessing a high-quality music education. Listen in as host, Ashley Cuthbertson, discusses a few common obstacles and barriers to music education and what we can do about them.
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Highlights from the episode:
- Is music for all?
- The big 3 (band, choir, and orchestra)
- Tradition
- Teaching only from our vantage point
About Ashley Cuthbertson, NBCT, M.Ed
Host of Music EdQuity Chat Show, Ashley Cuthbertson (she/her) is a music educator and educational consultant dedicated to the belief that music is a powerful force for expression, connection, and change. Ashley’s work focuses on designing and implementing culturally responsive and equitable music instruction that supports learners’ understanding of themselves, others, and the world through music.
Ashley is the Founder & Principal Consultant of A. Cuthbertson Consulting, LLC, an educational consulting firm that partners with schools, school districts, and organizations to help music educators to refine their classroom environments and instruction by centering equitable and culturally responsive pedagogical practices so they can build and maintain high-quality music programs where all learners thrive.
She believes that every student deserves access to a high-quality music education, which begins first with ensuring that music educators are well-supported and equipped with the skills and dispositions to ensure equitable, responsive, and sustainable music programs at their schools. Learn more about Ashley at www.AshleyCuthbertson.com/about-us
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