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Pitching to Media Outlets: A How-To Guide for Independent Artists

As the Editor-in-chief of I CARE IF YOU LISTEN, I wish I heard from more independent artists directl...
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Amanda Cook
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The Institute for Composer Diversity: White Leadership, DEI Initiatives, and Ethical Advocacy

When I think about the Institute for Composer Diversity, I think of a 2017 podcast interview with au...
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John Hong
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Despite the Signs, Music is Essential: Saving Our Sounds During Covid & Beyond

At one point early on in the pandemic, it seemed like all of us in the States were, at least somewha...
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Katy Henriksen
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Unbroken: Making Disabled Music and Creating Accessible Spaces

I am disabled. I carry a sense of otherness due to my mental, emotional, and physical experiences. L...
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Infinity Willner
Jenny Bilfield, Michelle Ramos, Chrysanthe Tan, brin solomon, Tania León, X. Lee, Anne LeBaron, Kristy Edmunds, Stephanie Lamprea, and Stacy Garrop

What Does the 19th Amendment Mean to You? (Part 2)

This week, we conclude our UNEVEN MEASURES series the same way we began on August 18th by asking a n...
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Out of Context #10: A Reflection and Call to Action

“Out of Context” is a 10-part series that addresses the topic of cultural appropriation as it inters...
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A. Kori Hill
Composer Brent Michael Davids with Master-of-Ceremonies Sammy Tone-kei White, Phoenix Symphony Hall. Photo courtesy of the composer.

Out of Context #9: A Model for Classical Music’s Future

“Out of Context” is a 10-part series that addresses the topic of cultural appropriation as it inters...
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Brent Michael Davids
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Out of Context #8: Privilege and Creative Consequence

“Out of Context” is a 10-part series that addresses the topic of cultural appropriation as it inters...
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Nicolas Lell Benavides
Top row, left to right: Wang Jie, Paola Prestini, Nebal Maysaud, JoAnn Falletta, Angélica Negrón Bottom row, left to right: Alex Temple, Alysia Lee, Natalie Calma, Libby Larsen, Aeryn Santillan

What Does the 19th Amendment Mean to You? (Part 1)

This day, August 18, 2020, marks 100 years since the ratification of the 19th Amendment–a mome...
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How the Summer Music Festival Changed in 2020, and What’s Next

“Experiencing music is lonely now.” “Nobody is hiring.” “It’s completely devastating to everyo...
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Liz Przybylski
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Embracing a Transformative Pedagogy: Music Departments and White Supremacy

The murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and Ahmaud Arbery have galvanized protests...
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Dave Molk
The Great Black Music Ensemble--Photo by Elizabeth A. Baker

Out of Context #7: Owning the Language of our Oppressors

“Out of Context” is a 10-part series that addresses the topic of cultural appropriation as it inters...
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Elizabeth A. Baker
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Out of Context #6: The Whitewashing of Prince

“Out of Context” is a 10-part series that addresses the topic of cultural appropriation as it inters...
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Aisha Staggers
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Out of Context #5: Appreciation vs. Appropriation of Cultural Musical Objects

“Out of Context” is a 10-part series that addresses the topic of cultural appropriation as it inters...
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Anthony Tan
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Out of Context #4: The Muddy Ownership of Dreadlocks

“Out of Context” is a 10-part series that addresses the topic of cultural appropriation...
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Chevall Pryce
Mary Kouyoumdjian--Photo by Caroline Tompkins

I’m a Composer, and I Am Choosing Not to Create Original Art Right Now

This feeling? The one I’ve felt since my birthday on March 16th—the day when New York City’s Mayor d...
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Mary Kouyoumdjian
Lara Downes practices at home in California--Photo courtesy of the artist

The Day the Music Stopped: Standing Still Together

It was a Thursday, the day the music stopped. For us musicians, the emails and phone calls started a...
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Lara Downes
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Excluding Beethoven: Western Art Music’s Identity Crisis

Imagine a Western art music canon that doesn’t include Beethoven simply because he is a white man. T...
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Dave Molk
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Out of Context #3: Finding Tradition in New Music

“Out of Context” is a 10-part series that addresses the topic of cultural appropriation...
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inti figgis-vizueta
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Let’s Get Digital: A Quick Start Guide to Live Streaming

We are about a week into the COVID-19 shut downs that have affected almost every arts organization,...
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Adam Schumaker
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“Pivot to Video:” Shifting Your Classroom to Online Instruction

Half a decade ago, “pivot to video” first became a buzzphrase and then, among those in media, a bitt...
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Nick Stevens
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Out of Context #2: Modern Development of Non-Western Music

“Out of Context” is a 10-part series that addresses the topic of cultural appropriation...
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Hon Ki Cheung
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Out of Context #1: Diversifying Programming with Integrity

“Out of Context” is a 10-part series that addresses the topic of cultural appropriation...
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Shruthi Rajasekar
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New Voices Essay Contest Third Place Winner: Paul David Flood

Last year, I CARE IF YOU LISTEN partnered with 21CM to hold the second annual “New Voices” essay con...
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