The items in this section are broad in terms of diversity, instrumentation, and type of resources. While they may not fit clearly into previous pages, they are still important resources.
Guides by subject include African American Women in Rock, Asian, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Heritage in Rock, Black History Month, Hispanic and Latinx heritage in Rock, LGBTQIA+ in rock, Social justice & popular music, Women’s & LGBTQ+ rights movements, and others.
The Julliard Libraries’ guide to composer diversity is another great resource with a wide range of information including online resources, published score anthologies, and published books. While we may not have the same collection of published books, I recommend looking at them and we can help locate a copy. At the top of the page is a link to an online document with information about Black composers that was organized by mostly department chairs for music written by Black composers for specific instruments.
Belmont’s Lila D Bunch Library has several forms of resources through their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Music guide. It is set up similarly to this guide and I recommend looking through their pages for more online resources. Of course, if you come across a piece of published physical resources, feel free to reach out to us here and we will be more than happy to locate an item.
Under the resources tab, you can find links to information about specific instruments, educational resources, and a list of organizations that support marginalized populations.
This is a great list of diverse composers and their chamber ensemble works. The page is organized by instrumentation and then by composer. Most link to the composer websites, video of a performance, or other biographical resources.
A great resource on diversifying the music classes. Sections include a list of scores by POC composers, lesson materials, and music theory examples. Look at the Analytical Notes and Annotated scores.
Start by entering a name of a composer you like. It then brings you to a composer who lived around the same time and wrote in a similar genre or have some connection through a chain-reaction search. More information available in their “How it works” page. There is some brief biographical information, a “notable works” section with some links to recordings, additional resources on the composer, and a bibliography.
Expanding the music theory canon is a collection of Inclusive Music Theory Examples from fundamentals to 20th/21st century theory. This is a great resource for educators and students to broaden their understanding of music theory using a more diverse composers’ music. All sections have screenshots of the musical theory in use along with composition name and composer. There is some additional information in either an excerpt, full score, composer bio, or recording. Note that these sections may not be available for all examples.
Inclusive Early Music is a great resource for exploring more diversity in early music. One tab I recommend checking out is their Bibliography. This is a treasure trove of resources available through open access and published materials. Another resource that is useful for educators is the assignments page which includes uploaded assignments and syllabi.
