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Publication Date: 2022
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Representation of Female and Australian Composers in Music Examination Board Repertoire
Rachel M. Cox
Australian Journal of Music Education, v54 n2 p29-40 2022
This paper presents the results of an analysis of the 2021 piano and voice syllabuses of four Australian music examination boards investigating the percentage of included repertoire by Australian and female composers. The study aimed to address a gap in the research into examination boards within the Australian music education landscape, specifically questioning how they may perpetuate the exclusion of female and Australian composers from the repertoire studied by students. The research looked at trends between piano and voice, examination boards, difficulty levels, and between contemporary and classical syllabuses. Overall, the study found that works by Australian and female composers made up approximately 10% of all works available for study, with less than 4% of the available works by Australian female composers. There was also significant variance between boards, instruments, and syllabuses. Suggestions are made in this paper for improving the representation of Australian and female composers on examination board repertoire, since these boards are uniquely positioned to influence the repertoire taught in the private studio, and by extension, repertoire studied in schools, tertiary institutions, and performed in concert halls.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Musical Composition, Music Education, Course Content, Musicians, Musical Instruments, Singing
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