Scholarship

• The Robeson Scholarship & Equity fund

Instruments and Music

• Signature Piano Tuning
• Ruggero Piano
• Maus Piano
• Swanson Violins
• Allan Herther
• Indie Strings
• Corey Sims

Equity Resources

This is an ever-evolving list of organizations, databases, and other resources that are helping to inform our work at Triangle Music School. Please send us your suggestions for inclusion to: lessons@trianglemusicschool.com.

Organizations Doing the Work

• Kidznotes (Durham, Raleigh NC)
• Bump! The Triangle (Durham NC)
• Black Pianists Society (founder from Raleigh NC, but the organization is at least national)

General

• National Museum of African American History and Culture “Talking About Race”
• Code Switch Podcast “Ever find yourself in a conversation about race and identity where you just get…stuck? Code Switch can help. We’re all journalists of color, and this isn’t just the work we do. It’s the lives we lead. Sometimes, we’ll make you laugh. Other times, you’ll get uncomfortable. But we’ll always be unflinchingly honest and empathetic. Come mix it up with us.”
• 1619 Podcast Episode Three: The Birth of American Music For centuries, Black music has been an expression of artistic freedom. No wonder everybody is always stealing it.
• Podcast: Seeing White

For Music Educators

• An Open Letter on Racism In Music Studies by Danielle Brown, PHD
• Decolonizing the music room
• Baoboa Tree Learning BaobaoTree provides tools for teaching music of the African diaspora. Branch out. Teach Africentric music with authenticity, context, and confidence.

Music Databases

• Music By Black Composers
• A Working List of Pieces For Strings by Black Indigenous Musicians of Color
• Institute for Composer Diversity
• A Seat At the Piano: Promoting Inclusion in Piano Repertoire