Title
Instrument gender stratification in the lesbian and gay band association.
Document Type
Poster Session
Presentation Date
4-2014
Conference Name
National Association for Music Education Conference
Conference Location
St. Louis, MO
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to analyze the gender and instrumentation stratification of performing members in the Lesbian and Gay Band Association. More specifically, the aim of this study was to determine if gender stratification of instruments is different from previous research when applied to the LGBTQ population. While studies have examined instrument-gender stratification as reflected in the rosters of performing ensembles, this study investigates how instrument-gender stereotyping manifest in Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Questioning (LGBTQ) community based ensembles. Participants (N = 458) were instrumentalist from 39 community ensembles located in from the United States (93%), Australia (4%), Canada, (2%), England, and Ireland (
Disciplines
Music
Opus Citation
John Okley Egger, Michael W. Hudson, and Ann M. Harrington (2014).
Instrument gender stratification in the lesbian and gay band association.. Presented at National Association for Music Education Conference, St. Louis, MO.
https://opus.ipfw.edu/music_facpres/164