The Middleclass Artist

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Managing Racism
Brandon Keith Brown
  • Nov 5, 2020

Managing Racism

During classical music’s Black Lives Matter movement, Artist managements are going bankrupt, and it's not COVID-19's fault.
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We give our music students an incomplete education. This is no longer acceptable.
Alexa Smith
  • Oct 15, 2020

We give our music students an incomplete education. This is no longer acceptable.

Manhattan School of Music’s Chief of Staff Alexa Smith explores the gaps in music education and the effect on musicians of color.
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An Impossible Choice: Music Majors, COVID-19, and an Uncertain Future
Zach Finkelstein
  • Aug 17, 2020

An Impossible Choice: Music Majors, COVID-19, and an Uncertain Future

This Fall, music performance majors enrolled or considering U.S. colleges face an impossible choice.
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