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Cultural Rights Plan, Ministry of Culture of Spain, Executive Summary (EN), July 2025.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Higher Music Education: An Invitation for Action

A comprehensive report encouraging European conservatoires and music institutions to embed DEI into their artistic and pedagogical core (2023)

Authors: Katja Thomson et al. (Sibelius Academy, AEC—Association Européenne des Conservatoires)

U.S. Music Education Professional Associations’ DEI Leaders’ Recommendations for Inclusive Praxis

Interviews with DEI leaders in U.S. music education associations offering actionable recommendations to resist backlash, center marginalized communities, and transform pedagogy. (2025, Karen Salvador & Amy Sierzega, Journal article on Journal of Music Teacher Education)

Divisive Concepts Laws and Music Education – NAfME Report

A guide and survey-based report on how “divisive concepts” legislation affects music educators, sharing FAQs, impacts, and culturally responsive strategies. (Karen Salvador, 2023)

NAfME – Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Access, and Belonging (DEIAB)

A resource page clarifying equality vs. equity and highlighting organizational efforts and guidance for music educators to implement equitable practices. (NAfME Equity Committee, 2025).

Inclusive Music Teacher Education: Valuing Breadth and Diversity

A study advocating immersive and authentic experiences in teacher education to promote inclusion and broaden diversity among future music educators. (2023m Rhonda J. Fuelberthm University of Nebraska–Lincoln repository).

Policy Paper on Key Criteria for Innovative Music Teacher Education

Sets out criteria for forward‑looking, inclusive teacher training across Europe that serve learners of all ages and diverse social and cultural backgrounds. (European Association for Music in Schools (EAS); European Music School Union (EMU); Association Européenne des Conservatoires (AEC), 2024).

IMPALA’s Fourth Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Report

Presents progress and challenges in advancing DEI across the independent music sector in Europe, as part of IMPALA’s ongoing EDI Charter initiative. (IMPALA - Independent Music Companies Association, 2024).

Inclusion in the Music Business

A data-driven report showing persistent underrepresentation of women and people of color in music industry leadership and offering recommendations for change. (2025, Stacy L. Smith, Katherine Pieper, Zoe Moore & Sam Wheeler, Annenberg Inclusion Initiative)

Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Schools in Europe

Though not limited to music, this comprehensive EU-wide report surveys national policies and initiatives in school systems that foster inclusion and counter discrimination—providing a policy context that directly impacts music education embedded in general curricula. (European Education Information Network, 2023).