Inclusion

Dealing With Pushback: Proactive tips for Communicating and Advocating for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Your Music Program

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Listen to this blog post by clicking the player below! As music educators committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, it’s important to point out that there will be pushback. We must expect it and we must be ready for it. As with any kind of change, there will be discomfort, and in fact when there … Read more

Mirrors, Windows, and Sliding Glass Doors: Why We Need Diverse Repertoire in our Music Classrooms

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Listen to this blog post by clicking the player below! In Dr. Rudine Sims-Bishop’s 1990 article “Mirrors, Windows, and Sliding Glass Doors,” she presents a useful metaphor for the importance of diverse children’s books when she says that “books are sometimes windows, offering views of worlds that may be real or imagined, familiar or strange… … Read more