Building a Diverse Piano Music Library

         In our journey to learn and understand the complexities of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in our piano teaching, we have begun a project of recording piano music by composers outside the western piano music canon.  We acknowledge that this project is not a solution, but rather, a small step on our path towards creating a place of belonging for keyboard teachers and students.     

(Please refer to MTNA's DEI Repertoire list for more ideas)

Pieces in the Youtube Playlist:

Piano Music of the African Diaspora, Volume One (Early Intermediate)

Edited by William Chapman Nyaho

Kwela No. 1, Isak Roux
Tender Thought, Ulysses Kay
My Scarf is Yellow, Hale Smith
Dusk, Nkeiru Okoye
Piano Piece No. 2, Call and Response, Robert Mawuena Kwami
Soufiane, Halik El-Dabh
Off-Beat Shorty, Hale Smith
Ticklin' Toes, Florence B. Price
Sweet Mister Jelly Roll, Valerie Capers
Dancing Barefoot in the Rain, Nkeiru Okoye
Lullaby, Isak Roux
The Monk, Valerie Capers
Lullaby, Bangambula Vindu
Builsa Work Song, J. H. Kwabena Nketia
Ufie III, Christian Onyeji