If Colors Could Be Heard: Narratives about Racial Identity in Music Education

Author:   Christopher Cayari (Purdue University, USA) ,  Jason D. Thompson (Independent researcher) ,  Rekha S. Rajan (Columbia College Chicago)
Publisher:   Intellect
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9781835951675


Pages:   304
Publication Date:   20 October 2025
Format:   Hardback
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If Colors Could Be Heard: Narratives about Racial Identity in Music Education


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Author:   Christopher Cayari (Purdue University, USA) ,  Jason D. Thompson (Independent researcher) ,  Rekha S. Rajan (Columbia College Chicago)
Publisher:   Intellect
Imprint:   Intellect Books
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.689kg
ISBN:  

9781835951675


ISBN 10:   1835951678
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   20 October 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained

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Introduction: Painting Wondrous Tunes with Stories by People of Color    Christopher Cayari, Jason D. Thompson, and Rekha S. Rajan  Section I: Intersectionality  Orientation I: Intersectionality and Music Education: Why Identity Matters, Especially for People of Color     Christopher Cayari  1. ""From minor to Major feelings, I am more than just Stop Asian Hate” 20    Alice Tsui 徐晓兰  2. In Her Voice: (Re)Visioning Race and Gender in the Music Classroom through the Lens of Black Feminist Pedagogy    Paula Grissom Broughton  3. Coming Out as Asian: Multiplying Identity and Intersectionality     Christopher Cayari  4. Self-Made?: Representation, Tokenism, and Finding Autonomy as an Educator     Marcus Moone  5. The Hip-Hop Therapeutic Education of a Single Mother     Terriee Pope  Section II: Forging New Pathways  Orientation II: Forging Cultural Pathways in Music Learning, Making, and Teaching     Jason D. Thompson and Rekha S. Rajan  6. Searching Somewhere Over the Rainbow for a Home in Choral Music Education     Dr. Kiernan M. Steiner  7. Teaching Music in Tkaronto: The Relationship Between Indigeneity and Place of Practice     Joyce Jing Yee Yip and Lee Cheng  8. My Journey and My Music: Breaking the Hegemony of the Music Classroom in Hong Kong    Chi Ying Lam  9. inVISIBLE: A Journey to (re)claim, (re)embrace, and (re)settle     Shuk-Ki Wong  10. Between the Piano and the Gayageum: From Reversal to Empowerment     Sangmi Kang (강상미)    Section III: Epiphanies  Orientation III: Epiphanies: How Reflection and Realization Influence Our Musical Experiences     Christopher Cayari  11. SPOTLIGHT     Rekha S. Rajan  12: Giving Myself Permission to be a Musician     Tina Huynh 13: “Just look at Anthony!”: Searching for identity, teaching music     Anthony Cao  14: Ni de aquí ni de allá: The In-Betweenness of AfroLatinidad    Marjoris Regus  15: Silent No More: A Vietnamese American Adoptee Speaks About Music Education And Who I Wronged       Kính T. Vũ    Section IV: Triumph and Excellence  Orientation IV: Triumph and Excellence    Jason D. Thompson  17: Through the Looking Glass: An Asian American Music Educator’s Counter-Story     Mindy H. Park  18: Remixing the “Good News”: Using Music to Sustain Faith     Latasha Thomas-Durrell  19: Hitting the Music Educational Jackpot: Directing the Marching Band at a Historic Las Vegas School     Alfonzo V. Kimbrough  Section V: Reimagining Music Education  Orientation V: Reimagining Music Education: Challenges, Changes and Triumphs     Rekha S. Rajan  20: The Diversity Within: An Intersectional Challenge/Opportunity     Darrin Thornton  21: “Elite” Vocal Music Education: Where Perceived Liberalism Doesn’t Cut It     Taylor Masamitsu  22: The Gospel of Musical Inclusion     Jason D. Thompson  23: Musicking With the Other 80%    Alberto Vargas  24: I, Too, Wear The Mask     Quinton D. Parker  25: “I Can See Clearly Now:” Confronting Stereotypes and Assumptions about Urban Music Education    Epilogue: Carrying the Fire!! of a New Music Education: Devoted to Musicians of the Global Majority     Christopher Cayari Index

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Christopher Cayari is an associate professor of music at Purdue University West Lafayette-Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. Their research interests include popular music, musical theater, race & ethnicity, gender & sexuality, and identity scholarship. Jason D. Thompson is an an inaugural faculty member at the nation’s first Black Honors College at California State University, Sacramento, USA. His research interests include socially engaged arts practices, music participation as civic engagement, and the ways culture shapes musical experiences. Rekha S. Rajan is an award-winning classically trained singer who has performed in musicals, operas and operettas across the U.S. Her bestselling children's literature books encourage young readers to explore the world around them through the arts.

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