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Music was always an integral part of Dr. Leah Claiborne’s life, but as she got older, she began to question what a Black girl like her was doing studying the music of dead white male composers.

Teaching students who are on the spectrum is a fulfilling challenge as long as you are prepared and flexible.

Try these five ways to build more diversity in your repertoire.

Educator and French horn player Larry Williams looks to be a positive change agent for future generations of musicians of color. 

Private lessons teachers can apply United Sound techniques to promote inclusion in their programs by having student leaders act as peer mentors to special needs music students.

Dr. Emily Threinen, an associate professor of music at the University of Minnesota, talks about gender equality in music education.

Repertoire should include and celebrate multiple voices of representation.

Parkway Central hosts a chapter of United Sound, a national not-for-profit program that provides musical performance experiences for students with special needs through peer mentorship.

United Sound partnered with Finale, a music notation software company, to create notes using images of food to help special-needs students understand rhythm. 

With a few simple steps, you can start down the road of becoming a United Sound Chapter.