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Institute for Composer Diversity

The Institute for Composer Diversity works to encourage the discovery, study, and performance of music written by composers from historically excluded groups.

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Diverse Music Theory

The mission of the project to provide resources to teaching faculty and other curious people to produce a more inclusive curriculum by including works of composers who have worked within the common practice who are not normally encountered in music theory courses.

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Learn about influential musicians of color...

Chuck Berry

"The Father of Rock n' Roll"

Ella Fitzgerald

"The First Lady of Song"

Aretha Franklin

"Queen of Soul"

Ray Charles

"The Father of Soul"

Jimi Hendrix

Influential Guitarist

Muddy Waters

Six-time Grammy Award winner

And the adversity faced by many musicians of color to this day...

01.

"Black people create, white people profit: The racist history of the music industry"

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02.

"Cultural Appropriation in Music: From Madonna to Miley Cyrus"

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03.

"Dear Music Industry, Culture Does Not Exist for Your Profit"

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04.

"The Music Industry Was Built on Racism. Changing It Will Take More Than Donations"

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05.

"The 5 hardest questions in Pop Music"

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