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School music teachers and college music teacher educators need resources for working with trans and gender expansive (TGE) students in school music programs. TGE youth are becoming more visible in schools across the U.S., and many teachers, administrators, and communities simply do not have adequate information to appropriately support these students.
Honoring Trans and Gender-Expansive Students in Music Education combines new stories from TGE youth and their music teachers with researched-based practical suggestions from the authors to help teachers honor and empower TGE students to succeed in school music classrooms.
List of contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: Teaching People to Learn though the Art of Music
- Part I Context
- 1. Starting a Conversation About Trans and Gender Expansive Youth
- 2. Understanding School Climate for Trans and Gender Expansive Persons
- 3. Safe People Creating Safe Spaces
- 4. Honoring Gender Diversity in Music Classrooms
- 5. Empowering TGE Students with Inclusive Policies
- 6. Working with Transgender Singers in Choral Classrooms
- 7. From Our Collaborators
- Appendix A: Glossary
- Appendix B: Suggested Resources
- Appendix C: TGE-Affirmative Policy
- Appendix D: Vocal Exercises
- References
- Index
About the author
Matthew L. Garrett is Professor of Music Education and Director of the University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education (UCITE), and Coordinator of Undergraduate Studies in Music Education at Case Western Reserve University.
Joshua Palkki is Associate Professor of Music Learning and Teaching and Associate Director of Choral Activities at Arizona State University.
Summary
Trans and gender-expansive (TGE) youth deserve a safe and empowering space to engage in high quality school music experiences. Supportive music teachers ensure that all students have access to ethically and pedagogically sound music education. In this practical resource, authors Matthew L. Garrett (he/him) and Joshua Palkki (he/him) encourage music educators to honor gender diversity through ethically and pedagogically sound practices across choral, instrumental, and general music classroom environments by highlighting the narratives and experiences of TGE musicians.
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Honoring Trans and Gender-Expansive Students in Music Education is a valuable resource for all educators. The practical ideas on valuing trans and gender-expansive students in the music classroom are integral for educators because more students are now comfortable with identities outside of cisgender and heteronormative identities...This book is integral to any music library that serves current or future music educators.
