College
Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences
Date of Last Revision
2023-10-11 05:03:57
Major
Music
Honors Course
Senior Honors Project: Music
Number of Credits
2
Degree Name
Bachelor of Music
Date of Expected Graduation
Fall 2023
Abstract
In recent years, social movements have raised awareness on issues like whitewashing and the oppression of minority voices in fields such as music. These social movements have drawn attention to the cultural appropriation that sometimes occurs in music classrooms. Outcomes from recent legislation proposals and social conflicts across the United States threaten to limit educational opportunities. Although many people have understood these pieces of legislation to affect topics such as history and English, it may also affect music education. When choosing music to teach their students, music educators are often challenged as many songs have questionable pasts and make references that may be offensive to minority groups. These challenges, in addition to recent social conflicts and threatening legislation, demand an examination into the debates surrounding education, music of a questionable past, and how educators and musicians with different backgrounds deal with those tensions.
Research Sponsor
Dr. Christine Russell
First Reader
Dr. Todd Gaffke
Second Reader
Dr. Marc Reed
Honors Faculty Advisor
Dr. Marc Reed
Proprietary and/or Confidential Information
No
Recommended Citation
Whetstone, Noah, "Defining Music of a Questionable Past: A College Musician’s Approach" (2023). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 1755.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/1755