Alumni Experiences of Diversity and Community Engagement in Postsecondary Music Curricula

• In Event: Critiquing Histories and Imagining New Futures for Music Education

Abstract

Issues of diversity, equity, and accessibility continue to permeate postsecondary arts education curricula. The Strategic National Arts Alumni Project (SNAAP) administers a multi-institution online alumni survey designed to obtain knowledge about arts education. In this study, the authors utilize the 2022 SNAAP data to explore trends across graduation year cohorts regarding diversity-related and community-based curricular experiences for alumni who majored in music during their time at higher education institutions. Chi-square analyses suggest that there is an overall increase across cohorts for participating in diversity-related curricular activities. The strongest trends were increases in learning about artistic practices from different cultural backgrounds and in learning about matters of racial justice and social equity.

Authors

• Christian Michael Folk, University of Texas at Austin

• Angie L. Miller, Indiana University