#DecoloniseMusicEd

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Black & Ready - Jords

Jords dropped this powerful tune on 11th June 2020 in direct response to the global #BlackLivesMatter protests. Jords is donating all pr...

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Nate Holder

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Helpful Decolonising Resources for Music Teachers

I will continue to update this post... Send me a message if you have more to add Decolonise The Curriculum - Music | Jimmy Rotherham http...

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Nate Holder

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BBC Bitesize Music Needs To Do Better

These are the first three paragraphs taken from the BBC Bitesize website on the origins of the blues. It's full of problematic words and ...

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Nate Holder

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Scared Of Saying The Wrong Thing?

Last week I had the pleasure of talking to Patrick Johns on the Music Teachers' Association Podcast. Conversations like these are crucial...

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Nate Holder

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Adwa (Live) - KOKOROKO

KOKOROKO are an afrobeat collective from London, led by trumpeter Sheila Maurice-Grey. Many members of the band have a solid musical grou...

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Nate Holder

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10 Ways To Check Your Musical Bias

When we talk about removing bias' and the broader idea of decolonisation, we are talking about a change of mindset. It's breaking down th...

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Nate Holder

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The Windrush Era Musician You Forgot About

On the 22nd June 1948, the SS Empire Windrush docked in Tilbury, Essex. Amongst the 802 expats (not immigrants) was a Trinidadian by the ...

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Nate Holder

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Why Is My Piano Black And White? Pre-order now!

I'm happy to announce that my second book called 'Why Is My Piano Black And White?' is available to pre-order worldwide on Amazon! I wrot...

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Nate Holder

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12 Black Male 'Classical' Composers You Need To Know

Joseph Bologne Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745-1799) Joseph was born in Guadeloupe but moved to France when he was 7. At the age of 27, ...

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Nate Holder

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Dave - Black (Live)

Black was released as a single from Dave's album Psychodrama (2019) which won the Mercury Prize in 2020. The video for this single (warni...

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Nate Holder

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12 Black Female 'Classical' Composers You Need To Know

Chiquinha Gonzaga (1847-1935) Gonzaga was a Brazilian composer and the first recognised female conductor in the country. Her main instrum...

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Nate Holder

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The First White...??

If you follow me on Twitter, you may have seen that I shared a page from my upcoming book called 'Why Is My Piano Black and White?'. Yes,...

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Nate Holder

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Are we failing our black boys?

Honestly, being a British black man in music education can be a tough and lonely place to be. Off the top of my head, I can think of perh...

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Nate Holder

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John Coltrane - Alabama (1963)

On the 15th September 1963, the KKK planted a bomb under the steps of the 16th Street Baptist Church. The blast killed 4 young black girl...

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Nate Holder

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Decolonising the Music Curriculum Online Conference

I had the pleasure of speaking at an online conference a few weeks ago, put together by teacher and educator Jimmy Rotheram. Other speake...

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Nate Holder

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Why do you sing 'Kye Kye Kule'?

This is a song that many, if not all of you know or have taught – I've taught it too! Recently though, I had to stop and think about this...

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Nate Holder

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3 Queens of Lovers Rock

As I wrote in this post about protest music, it's just as important to focus on positive musical content about self-affirmation and the p...

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Nate Holder

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Compare and Contrast No.2 | Smells Like Teen Spirit vs. Robert Glasper Experiment

The Robert Glasper Experiment covered this song on their first album in 2012 called 'Black Radio'.

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Nate Holder

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Why 'protest music' lessons in 2020 must be different

I've been seeing a lot of teachers posting on Facebook, asking for 'protest music' to do with their students. Some of the replies comment...

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Nate Holder

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Compare and Contrast No.1 | Handel vs. Mervyn Warren

Handel composed the Hallelujah Chorus in 1741 while he was living in London. It's one of the most widely sung pieces in western classical...

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