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Resources for Music Educators

The following resources are primarily in relation to working with transgender, non-binary, and gender expansive (TGE) students in music education. This is intended to be a resource that will continue to grow as more resources or works are published. 


Also provided are lists of Scholars & Pedagogues whose work revolves around TGE & LGBTQ+ issues, as well as a collection of TGE & LGBTQ+ Ensembles.


For resources that are not music specific, please head to For Educators, Families & Professionals


For TGE and LGBTQ+ resources, please head to TGE & LGBTQ Support


For a list of TGE and LGBTQ+ Media (including a LOT of TGE & LGBTQ musicians) head over to TGE & LGBTQ+ Media 


If you know of a resource on here that should be included, but isn't and also isn't located in the Works Cited page, which serves as the full collection of research and scholarship, please send us a message on our Contact Us

Websites & Digital Resources

Websites & Digital Resources

Websites & Digital Resources

  • Recombined Choral Library (Stevie Hirner)
  • Trans Resources (Peter Fullerton)
  • Choral Music by Trans+ Composers (Erik Peregrine)
  • (Trans)position - Facebook group for TGE Music Educators
  • The Voice Lab (Liz Jackson)
  • Your Lessons Now
  • Institute for Composer Diversity
  • Online Resource Library (GALA Choruses)
  • Key of T (Ari Agha)

Research & Scholarship

Websites & Digital Resources

Websites & Digital Resources

As this is a very large list, please head over to our Works Cited page to explore an extensive (but non-exhaustive) collection of the latest research and practitioner scholarship.

Books & Book Chapters

Websites & Digital Resources

Scholars & Pedagogues

  •   “Can’t I Sing with the Girls?” (Bartolome & Stapleton, 2017)
  • “Look for us in Every Class You Teach: Gender Expansiveness in Music Education (Bartolome, Silveira, & Stapleton, 2026)
  • “The Singing Voice” (Kozan, 2012) 
  • Gender Diversity in Music Education: A Primer (Bartolome, Bullington, & Stapleton, expected 2027)
  • Gender Identity in Choral Music Education (Sauerland, 2021)
  • Honoring Trans and Gender-Expansive Students in Music Education (Garrett & Palkki, 2021)
  • Queering Vocal Pedagogy: A Handbook for Teaching Trans and Genderqueer Singers and Fostering Gender-Affirming Spaces (Sauerland, 2022)
  • The Singing Teacher’s Guide to Transgender Voices, 2nd ed. (Jackson & Hearns, 2027) 
  • The Voice Book for Trans and Non-Binary People (Mills & Stoneham, 2017)


Scholars & Pedagogues

Scholars & Pedagogues

Scholars & Pedagogues

  • Anthony Young
  • Austin Norrid
  • BJ Fisher
  • Brent Talbot
  • Bridget Sweet
  • Christopher Hanson
  • Colleen Sears
  • Dillon Beede
  • Don Taylor
  • Dustin Cates
  • Emma Joy Jampole
  • Eli Conley
  • Erik Peregrine
  • Felix Graham
  • Gerald Gurss
  • Jamey Kelley
  • Jason Goopy
  • Jay Silveira
  • Jeananne Nichols
  • Jeremy Manternach
  • Jessica McKiernan
  • Josh Palkki
  • Juliet Hess
  • Justin Caithaml
  • Karin Hendricks
  • Kelsey Nussbaum
  • Loraine Sims
  • M. Miguel Rowland
  • Mari Esabel Valverde
  • Matthew Garrett
  • Melanie E. Stapleton
  • Nick McBride
  • Peter Fullerton
  • Sarah Bartolome
  • Sarah Minette
  • Stephanie Gregoirie
  • Stevie Hirner
  • Tatyana Louis-Jacques
  • William Sauerland

TGE & LGBTQ+ Ensembles

Scholars & Pedagogues

TGE & LGBTQ+ Ensembles

  •  Cor Flammae (Vancouver, Canada) 
  • GALA Choruses 
  • Lakeside Pride (Chicago, IL)
  • One Voice Mixed Chorus (Saint Paul) 
  • THEM Youth Ensemble (Tuscon, AZ) 
  • Trans Chorus of Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA) 
  • Transcend (New York, NY) 

Copyright © 2026 Melanie E. Stapleton | Blurring the Binary


Recommended Citations:

When citing generally: 

Stapleton, M. E. (2026). Blurring the Binary. www.blurringthebinary.com


When citing collection of resources (Resource Hub):

Stapleton, M. E. (2026). Trans & LGBTQ+ resources for music education and communities. Blurring the Binary. https://blurringthebinary.com/resource-hub


When citing an individual page:

Stapleton, M. E. (2026). [Title of page] Blurring the Binary. [Direct URL]

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