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wryter2000

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3. Bias in auditions
Thu Dec 9, 2021, 04:53 PM
Dec 2021

People see whatever white men do as better. I understand some orchestras have instituted blind auditions where the musicians are only heard and not seen. You see a lot more women these days but only white and Asian.

I imagine the bias starts way earlier, though, with non white kids not encouraged to play classical music. I imagine there’s a huge difference by economic class, too.

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