This is a list of resources, musicians and organizations that promote diversity and inclusion through various means. They should be accessed to help the teacher find ways to diversify and include counter-narratives in their instruction.
Musicians and Ensembles
Protestrahttps://www.protestra.org/
D-Composedhttps://www.dcomposed.com/
The Sphinx Organizationhttps://www.sphinxmusic.org/
The Chineke! Orchestrahttps://www.chineke.org/
The Harlem Quartethttp://harlemquartet.com/
Buskaid Orchestrahttps://www.buskaid.org.za/
Divisi Stringshttps://divisistrings.com/about/
Attacca Quartethttp://www.attaccaquartet.com/
The String Queenshttps://thestringqueens.com/
Harlem Chamber Playershttps://www.harlemchamberplayers.org/
Castle of Our Skinshttps://www.castleskins.org/
Scott Trixier - violinisthttps://music.unt.edu/faculty-and-staff/scott-tixier
Regina Carter - violinisthttp://reginacarter.com/
Jay Julio - violisthttps://jayjulio.com/
Drew Alexander Forde - violisthttp://thatviolakid.com/
Tahirah Whittington - cellisthttps://video.link/w/Lj7fc
Kevin Olusola - cellisthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Olusola
Abel Selaocoe - cellisthttps://www.abelselaocoe.com/
Xavier Foley – double bassist/composerhttps://xavierfoley.com/
Victor Wooten – Electric bassist - Music as a Languagehttps://video.link/w/SQYib
Joseph Conyers – double bassisthttp://www.josephconyers.com/
Podcasts
The Score – An Urban Music Education Podcasthttps://www.revivalmusicproject.org/podthescore
Classically Black Podcasthttps://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/
Teaching Hard Historyhttps://www.learningforjustice.org/podcasts/teaching-hard-history
School Colorshttps://www.schoolcolorspodcast.com/
Nice White Parentshttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nice-white-parents/id1524080195
1619 Project: The Birth of American Musichttps://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/06/podcasts/1619-black-american-music-appropriation.html
What’s Her Name – Women's History Podcasthttps://www.whatshernamepodcast.com/
-Florence Price Episodehttps://www.whatshernamepodcast.com/florence-price/
-Alma Mahler Episodehttps://www.whatshernamepodcast.com/alma-mahler/
-Mary Lou Williams Episodehttps://www.whatshernamepodcast.com/mary-lou-williams/
Colorado Public Radio – Contemporary Black Composers You Should Knowhttps://www.cpr.org/2021/01/27/refresh-your-sonic-palette-contemporary-black-composers-you-should-know/?fbclid=IwAR1YOuA3jlS9_ymXuUlFtDcwQmKzrOm_7NnmuQLjaEsjVdBXbrpaQgcNXgY
Reference
Google Doc of Music Theory Examples by BIPOC Composers (with links to composer bios)https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CMnSjvraO1Ho68XUrPpmegBhVmD0pSaQkj17T7MPA6w/edit#gid=0
Analytical Notes for Scores by Composers of Colorhttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1ShK8zKPaf83W_XPxyn4gh-3qfgu-fQewY6iL14N2-04/edit
Music Theory Examples by Womenhttps://musictheoryexamplesbywomen.com/
Composers of Color Resource Projecthttps://www.composerdiversity.com/
Women and Gender Diverse People in Composition – Facebookhttps://www.composerdiversity.com/
Teaching Social Justice Resource Exchange – Facebookhttps://www.composerdiversity.com/
Music by Black Composershttps://www.composerdiversity.com/
Institute for Composer Diversityhttps://www.composerdiversity.com/
The Black Music History Libraryhttp://chevalierdesaintgeorges.homestead.com/index.html
African Heritage in Classical Musichttp://chevalierdesaintgeorges.homestead.com/index.html
Black Classical Composers – Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/5eVR5m1HCO1ls8rk9AE95P?si=mWZ-xhkCQY-Z5i9twMZBSg&nd=1
SixtyEight2OhFive – Author Hanif Abdurraqib’s playlisthttps://www.68to05.com/
The Ongoing History of Protest Music (includes some explicit language, preview before using in class)https://www.ongoinghistoryofprotestsongs.com/
Small Axe Projecthttp://smallaxe.net/
Musical Passage: A Musical Voyage to 1688 Jamaicahttp://archipelagosjournal.org/issue01/musical-passage.html