Proposal

For my topic I am sticking with Gender and Music Ed, but I am going to investigate to what extent is music education gendered, focusing on how instruments are gendered in elementary and middle school (the early years of instrumental music) when students first choose their instruments. I also want to investigate how teachers can prevent a “gendered environment” in their classroom. I want to know why gender biases exists; are they learned or are they embeded in music? How can teachers go against gender “norms” and encourage gender-less music making?