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Abstract: Music curricula still fails to adequately represent Black music and musicians, resulting in inequities for Black students and Black music educators. The outcry from the #BlackLivesMatter movement has led to calls for institutional policies to combat violence and systemic racism towards Blacks. In this paper, I use Critical Race Theory to frame the discussion of oppressive structures that exist in music curricula, and propose Culturally Responsive Pedagogy as a means to create space for Black music in classrooms. I then present the notion, #BlackMusicMatters, calling for curriculum reform that includes Black music and suggest practical approaches for dismantling Anti-Black Racism in music education.
Résumé: Les programmes de musique ne représentent toujours pas adéquatement la culture musicale noire et ses musiciens, ce qui entraîne des inégalités pour les éleves et les enseignants de musique noirs. Le tollé provoqué par le mouvement #BlackLivesMatter réclame des politiques institutionnelles pour combattre la violence et le racisme systémique envers les Noirs. Dans cet article, j'utilise le cadre théorique Critical Race Theory (théorie critique de la race) pour encadrer le débat sur les structures oppressives qui existent dans les programmes de musique, puis je propose l'approche Culturally Responsive Pedagogy (pédagogie adaptée à la culture) comme moyen de créer un espace pour la musique noire dans les salles de classe. Je présente ensuite ce qu'est le #BlackMusicMatters, appelant a une réforme des programmes d'enseignement qui inclut la musique noire, puis je suggere des approches pratiques pour démanteler le racisme anti-noir en éducation musicale.
Introduction
Current events have once again highlighted the systemic structures that continue to oppress Black people. In 2013, the #BlackLivesMatter organization was founded in response to the acquittal of Trayvon Martin's murderer.
Before then, and since, there have been countless cases of murder and violence towards Black individuals inflicted by White individuals in the United States, in Canada, and globally. The mission of the #BlackLivesMatter movement is to eradicate white supremacy and to intervene in violence and injustice inflicted on Black communities (About, 2020). Recently, this movement has sparked global protests against racism and police brutality - after George Floyd, a Black man, was murdered in Minneapolis by Derek Chauvin, a White police officer (Levenson, 2020). This murder was video-recorded and viewed widely. Public outcry has prompted...