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    • The Story Behind the Site
    • About the Founder
    • Contact Us
  • Trans 101: The Basics
    • First Steps
    • Terms to Know
    • Gender Dysphoria
    • Trans Student Experiences
  • In the Music Room
    • Names and Pronouns
    • Uniforms
    • Parents/Administration
    • Acceptance in Ensembles
    • Choral Considerations
    • Privacy and Legality
    • Bathrooms
    • Rooming During Trips
  • Resources
    • For Students
    • For Educators
    • Works Cited
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    • Home
    • Introduction
      • The Story Behind the Site
      • About the Founder
      • Contact Us
    • Trans 101: The Basics
      • First Steps
      • Terms to Know
      • Gender Dysphoria
      • Trans Student Experiences
    • In the Music Room
      • Names and Pronouns
      • Uniforms
      • Parents/Administration
      • Acceptance in Ensembles
      • Choral Considerations
      • Privacy and Legality
      • Bathrooms
      • Rooming During Trips
    • Resources
      • For Students
      • For Educators
      • Works Cited
  • Home
  • Introduction
    • The Story Behind the Site
    • About the Founder
    • Contact Us
  • Trans 101: The Basics
    • First Steps
    • Terms to Know
    • Gender Dysphoria
    • Trans Student Experiences
  • In the Music Room
    • Names and Pronouns
    • Uniforms
    • Parents/Administration
    • Acceptance in Ensembles
    • Choral Considerations
    • Privacy and Legality
    • Bathrooms
    • Rooming During Trips
  • Resources
    • For Students
    • For Educators
    • Works Cited

Teaching Transgender Students in the Music Classroom

Teaching Transgender Students in the Music ClassroomTeaching Transgender Students in the Music ClassroomTeaching Transgender Students in the Music Classroom

Teaching Transgender Students in the Music Classroom

Teaching Transgender Students in the Music ClassroomTeaching Transgender Students in the Music ClassroomTeaching Transgender Students in the Music Classroom

Welcome!

    

This website was created for any music educator looking to get an idea of how best to instruct a transgender student in their music classroom. The information here is free, a combination of research-grounded material and experiences from my own life as an educator, musician, LGBTQ+ advocate, and transgender woman.

The Story Behind The Site

First Steps: A Student Told Me They Are Trans... Now What?

First Steps: A Student Told Me They Are Trans... Now What?

First Steps: A Student Told Me They Are Trans... Now What?

This is a great place to get started when you are unsure how to proceed. Get a basic outline for how to instantly support your transgender student.

Terms to Know

First Steps: A Student Told Me They Are Trans... Now What?

First Steps: A Student Told Me They Are Trans... Now What?

There are a lot of words used to describe the LGBTQ+  community, as well as trans individuals specifically. This is your introduction to that terminology.

Hidden Stories: Transgender Student Experiences

First Steps: A Student Told Me They Are Trans... Now What?

Hidden Stories: Transgender Student Experiences

Gain an insight as to what transgender students experience in their academic environments from those who have shared their stories. 

Uniforms

Resources for Educators

Hidden Stories: Transgender Student Experiences

Confused about what uniforms your ensemble or transgender student should wear for concerts?  Find some ideas here.

Choral Considerations

Resources for Educators

Resources for Educators

Explore information about choral considerations for transgender singers including, voicing, sections/standing arrangements,  and more.

Resources for Educators

Resources for Educators

Resources for Educators

A collection of resources specifically gathered for you to use and acquire more information to better help your students, ensembles, and community.

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  “...Being gay or lesbian is about sexual orientation. Being trans is about identity. What it’s emphatically not is a ‘lifestyle,’ any more than being male or female is a lifestyle. When I imagine a person with a lifestyle, I see a millionaire playboy named Chip who likes to race yachts to Bimini, or an accountant, perhaps, who dresses up in a suit of armor on the weekends. Being transgender isn’t like that. Gender is many things, but one thing it is surely not is a hobby. Being female is not something you do because it’s clever or postmodern, or because you’re a deluded, deranged narcissist. In the end, what it is, more than anything else, is a fact.” (Boylan, 22)

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