Summary
Organization name
Decolonizing the Music Room
Causes
Arts & Humanities
Operating Budget
$100,000 - $249,999
Counties Served
Tarrant
BIPOC Leadership
Both the Executive Director/CEO and Board Chair
Address
1519 LipscombFort Worth, TX 76104
Decolonizing the Music Room (DTMR) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization uplifting the musical traditions of Black, Brown, Indigenous, and Asian (BBIA) peoples through education and performance.
DTMR works toward its mission in three ways:
- Providing free online educational content, and compiling resources for music educators to learn and enhance their teaching practices;
- Presenting and consulting on antiracist and decolonizing approaches for school districts, music education organizations, colleges and universities, companies, music industry groups, and more, and;
- Providing programming that engages and educates the local community, as well as creates space and opportunity for music educators to collectively create inclusive environments for students and peers. This includes our Fort Worth African American Roots Music Festival (FWAAMFest), which highlights the often forgotten and/or obscured presence of blackness in the history and current performance of American roots musical traditions; our Community Visiting Artist Educator Program that brings experts to Fort Worth to present innovative performances and/or learning opportunities; and our BBIA (Black, Brown, Indigenous, and Asian) Music Education Symposium, created to provide affirming space for racially minoritized folks to gather for development sessions, music making, and dialogue to enhance their disciplines and communities.
Mission
DTMR is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization centering Black, Brown, Indigenous, and Asian voices in music education, research, and performance by providing training and free educational content, and creating community programming for people of all ages.
Needs
Donations will be used to maintain and grow our community programming and educational content geared toward developing diverse music education and performing environments. This includes equitable fees for artists and educators we work with, technology, materials to help with outreach, and administrative overhead.
We envision a future in which students will benefit from education that reflects the many voices and narratives present in music, feel a sense of belonging, and gain understanding of the many cultures and traditions that are often left out of music instruction.
Equity Statement
Decolonizing the Music Room's founding mission, values, and practices are focused on centering and affirming the diversity and intersectionality of Black, Brown, Indigenous, and Asian voices.
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Organization Data
Fort Worth, TX 76104