Now you See it, Now you Don't: Participatory Stratification in Public School Orchestras

Whose Music Counts? Democratizing Classroom Environment Through Content in Elementary Music

“…However, western classical music can also be a powerful instrument of empire (Vaugeois, 2013;Yerichuk, 2016). It follows, unfortunately, that the music classroom can also be a place of alienation or confirmation that "my music doesn't count" (Ammerman, 2016;Hoffman, 2011;Wesley D. Brewer, 2010). Whether one's music matters is so tremendously important because we have shown that it is a major locus for and signifier of one's identity (Asher, 1999;Yon, 2000).…”