Staff Picks

The GWUBAF Staff Picks are topics designed to enrich our knowledge of music and music education. They may consist of an article, paper, or video and are shared with comments from one of our current or past board members.

Volume I is focused on learning about systemic racism in music education.

1.1 Music Theory’s White Racial Frame

1.2 Failure of American Classical Music to Embrace America’s African American Roots

1.3 Disrupting Whiteness in Music Education and our Community

1.4 Unequal Access to Music Education

1.5 Finding the Coda: How to Stop the Repetition of a Damaging Verse

1.6 Colorasure in Music Theory

1.7 The Modern Implications of Wagnerism

1.8 The Limited Space in Notions of Greatness

Volume II is focused on sharing broad topics in music education.

2.1 The Importance of Music Education for Students with Disabilities

2.2 An Account of Being a Person with Disabilities in the Music Industry

2.3 The Importance of Music for Education: Do the Numbers Add Up?