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US music education has a history of anti-Blackness that is finally being confronted

  • Written by Philip Ewell, Professor of music theory, Hunter College
US music education has a history of anti-Blackness that is finally being confrontedThese multicolored notes reflect the diversity of music across the world.MirageC/Getty Images

When it comes to achieving racial diversity, music education at the university level in the U.S. still has a long way to go.

One of the leading professional organizations, the Society for Music Theory, put it bluntly in 2020: “We humbly acknowledge...

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