The Long and Narrow Road: An Inuit Student’s Journey Through Post-Secondary Music

Eurocentrism is deeply embedded in the structures governing post-secondary music, from admissions to curricula. In this article, an Inuit student from northeastern Labrador recounts her journey to and through music school, including the challenges of accessing music instruction and navigating the au...

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Published in:Intersections
Main Authors: Jacque, Kendra, Waterman, Ellen
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Language:English
Published: Canadian University Music Society / Société de musique des universités canadiennes 2019
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spelling fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:10.7202/1075346ar 2023-05-15T16:55:03+02:00 The Long and Narrow Road: An Inuit Student’s Journey Through Post-Secondary Music Jacque, Kendra Waterman, Ellen 2019-01-01 https://doi.org/10.7202/1075346ar http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1075346ar en eng Canadian University Music Society / Société de musique des universités canadiennes Érudit doi:10.7202/1075346ar http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1075346ar other Intersections: Canadian Journal of Music / Intersections: Revue canadienne de musique musiq edu Text https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_18cf/ 2019 fttriple https://doi.org/10.7202/1075346ar 2023-01-22T18:22:46Z Eurocentrism is deeply embedded in the structures governing post-secondary music, from admissions to curricula. In this article, an Inuit student from northeastern Labrador recounts her journey to and through music school, including the challenges of accessing music instruction and navigating the audition, the considerable supports she received from mentors and organizations, and the culture shock, isolation, and racial micro-aggressions she experienced in university. Several recent qualitative studies of Indigenous students’ university experiences provide context for and support our conclusion that decolonization of post-secondary music must include deep structural change to provide broader and more flexible pathways for students and curricula that respond to the needs of a pluralistic society. L’eurocentrisme est profondément ancré dans les structures gouvernant la musique au postsecondaire, de l’admission au programme de formation. Dans cet article, une étudiante inuite du nord-est du Labrador relate son expérience à l’école de musique : les défis à accéder à une formation musicale et à naviguer les auditions, l’appui considérable de ses mentors et d’organismes de soutien, ainsi que le choc culturel, l’isolement et les micro-agressions raciales qu’elle a éprouvées à l’université. Plusieurs études qualitatives récentes au sujet des expériences universitaires d’étudiant-e-s autochtones fournissent le contexte de notre réflexion et vont dans le même sens que notre conclusion; à savoir que la décolonisation de la musique au postsecondaire doit s’appuyer sur un profond changement structurel et des cheminements plus flexibles pour les étudiants de même que des programmes de formation qui répondent aux besoins d’une société plurielle. Text inuit inuite Unknown Intersections 39 1 123 136
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description Eurocentrism is deeply embedded in the structures governing post-secondary music, from admissions to curricula. In this article, an Inuit student from northeastern Labrador recounts her journey to and through music school, including the challenges of accessing music instruction and navigating the audition, the considerable supports she received from mentors and organizations, and the culture shock, isolation, and racial micro-aggressions she experienced in university. Several recent qualitative studies of Indigenous students’ university experiences provide context for and support our conclusion that decolonization of post-secondary music must include deep structural change to provide broader and more flexible pathways for students and curricula that respond to the needs of a pluralistic society. L’eurocentrisme est profondément ancré dans les structures gouvernant la musique au postsecondaire, de l’admission au programme de formation. Dans cet article, une étudiante inuite du nord-est du Labrador relate son expérience à l’école de musique : les défis à accéder à une formation musicale et à naviguer les auditions, l’appui considérable de ses mentors et d’organismes de soutien, ainsi que le choc culturel, l’isolement et les micro-agressions raciales qu’elle a éprouvées à l’université. Plusieurs études qualitatives récentes au sujet des expériences universitaires d’étudiant-e-s autochtones fournissent le contexte de notre réflexion et vont dans le même sens que notre conclusion; à savoir que la décolonisation de la musique au postsecondaire doit s’appuyer sur un profond changement structurel et des cheminements plus flexibles pour les étudiants de même que des programmes de formation qui répondent aux besoins d’une société plurielle.
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