To what extent are women composers represented in our music programs? To what extent are our music programs providing opportunities for young women to think of themselves as composers? Kerry Andrew recently problematized a gender imballance between the ratio of…
When you think of the history of music education do the names Frances Clark, Lila Belle Pitts, and Julia Crane ring a bell? How about Mabelle Glenn, Marguerite Hood, Eunice Boardman, or Consuela Lee? All of these women and of…
A number of papers presented at the Establishing Identity: LGBT Studies and Music Education Conference are now availble directly as electronic conference proceedings at the Bulletin of the Council of Research in Music Education website. The following papers are included:…
Wether or not your music program includes string education, it is well worth your time to listen to and consider including this NPR interview with violinist Regina Carter in your classes. Carter, a winner of a MacArthur Genius grant, discusses…
MENC has the results of an informal poll on music-focused television scripted and reality shows. It seems, based on the additional comments, that many people take the shows at face value when considering their use to (or problems for) music…