"An examination of LGBTQ-inclusive strategies used by practicing music educators." Research Studies in Music Education. Matthew L. Garrett and Fred P. Spano. (2017).
https://doi.org/10.1177/1321103X17700702
ABSTRACT: The purpose of this research was to examine LGBTQ-inclusive strategies used by practicing music educators in the United States. Participants (N = 300) in a nonprobabilistic sample completed a survey inquiring as to their comfort using LGBTQ-inclusive strategies in a school music class, their perceptions of barriers to LGBTQ inclusion, and whether they had received training related to LGBTQ issues. Self-identified heterosexual respondents were requested to complete an additional set of questions to determine their attitudes toward lesbians and gay men. Additional questions were used to capture demographic data including (1) years of teaching experience, (2) school and community types, and (3) racial, ethnic, gender, and sexual identity. Results revealed that respondents self-identifying as heterosexual generally held positive attitudes toward lesbians and gay men. Results suggest that music teacher participants in this study were aware of heterosexist language in their learning environments and likely to discourage this type of classroom behavior. Overall, respondents appeared not to be worried about the various stakeholders (administrators, parents, and colleagues) in their educational environment. The majority of music teachers surveyed indicated that they received no pre-service training (91.3%, n = 274) and no in-service training (87.3%, n = 262) relevant to LGBTQ inclusion. Respondents who had received in-service training, however, were more comfortable discussing LGTBQ issues in their classrooms and promoting LGBTQ awareness in their schools. Findings from this study suggest that in-service professional development related to LGBTQ issues may increase the use of LGBTQ-inclusive strategies used in music classrooms.
"A New LGBTQ+ Resource from the Library of Congress Music Divsion." Morgan Stevens-Garmon, (March 11, 2021).
Although Stevens-Garmon normally authors this blog, Emily Baumgart, the compiler of LGBTQ+ Artists Represented in the Performing Arts Special Collections in the Library of Congress Music Division wrote this entry. Here, Baumgart describes the various collections described in the related database (see the Databases tab in this guide).
“‘Press play for pride': The cultural logics of LGBTQ-themed playlists on Spotify.” New Media & Society. Frederik Dhaenens and Jean Burgess (2018).
https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444818808094
ABSTRACT: This article explores the cultural practice of creating lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ)-themed playlists on music streaming services. It aims to understand how LGBTQ identities and cultures are represented and negotiated through the use of, and shaped by, digital media platforms. Through the textual analysis of 37 LGBTQ-themed Spotify playlists, we identified four cultural logics that structure the practice of playlist curation, each of which demonstrates the significance of music consumption to individual identity work and collective belonging. We conclude that the practice of playlist curation engages with LGBTQ culture in three productive ways: first, the curators contribute to a library of libraries by sharing their diverse perspectives on what constitutes LGBTQ music culture; second, the Spotify platform engages in community-building through enabling the sharing of tastes, pleasures, and experiences; and third, the curation of playlists brings diverse identity politics to the table, resulting in playlists that are politically queer, heteronormative, or ideologically ambiguous.
"A Survey of 21st Century Gay-Themed American Art Songs for Baritone." Robert Cardwell. DMA dissertation (2020).
(accessible via UNT Theses and Dissertations https://digital.library.unt.edu/explore/collections/UNTETD/)
ABSTRACT: The majority of repertoire catalogs for singers, printed and digital, often list works by voice type, language, and/or genre. The 21st century has seen an emergence of online classical music catalogs where the user can seek repertoire by searching composers from underrepresented communities (i.e., women, Black, LGBTQ, Latinx). What does not currently exist is a resource that catalogs songs for solo voice dealing specifically with gay subject matter. This dissertation surveys seventeen 21st century gay-themed art songs by four living American composers: David Del Tredici, Ben Moore, Clint Borzoni, and Gary Schocker. Each chapter introduces a different composer and a select representation of their gay-themed art songs. Each entry includes text analysis based on the composer's and author's intentions and a brief analysis to determine pedagogical and musical difficulty. It is my intent that this document will facilitate a much-needed resource and encourage further study, promotion, and performance of voice works with gay themes. Moreover, I hope that it will serve as a tool for the applied voice teacher to assist in the vocal and artistic development of their students through broader repertoire choices.
‘“That’s What Music Is About—It Strikes a Chord’: Proposing a Queer Method of Listening to the Lives and Music of LGBTQs.” Marion Wasserbauer. The Oral History Review 43 (1), 2016.
https://doi.org/10.1093/ohr/ohw021
ABSTRACT: This article proposes and discusses a queer methodology for oral history research in the LGBTQ community. Music and musical mementos function as the basis of these oral histories, allowing the narrators to guide me through their stories about LGBTQ identity and music. In line with theories of the queer archive and feminist research methods, a collaborative and situated multimedia research approach with a focus on music is suggested. By means of four diverse narrators’ stories, I discuss how this methodology works in practice.
