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Uplifting the musical traditions of Black, Brown, Indigenous, and Asian (BBIA) peoples through education and performance.
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Uplifting the musical traditions of Black, Brown, Indigenous, and Asian peoples through education and performance.

10/02/2026

DTMR’s Community Artist Visiting Educator program presents You Too Can DJ with DJ and vibe facilitator Asa Ace 🎶

This free workshop is for teens 13-16 to learn DJ basics, important figures in the legacy of DJing, and what life is like as a professional DJ.

Location: The Dock Bookshop Fort Worth
Time: 11 am-4pm
Class size is limited to 10; equipment and lunch will be provided.
To register, use the QR code or link in our bio!

09/17/2026

Did you catch our Founder/Executive Director repping DTMR this morning on WFAA Daybreak for North Texas Giving Day ?

You can still give today until 11:59 pm, and any amount you can give will help us reach our goal of $5000!

To donate, text ‘DTMR” to 844-844-6844 or go to NorthTexasGivingDay.org/DTMR

09/16/2026

North Texas Giving Day returns on Thursday, September 17. This is a critical day to support non-profits like DTMR that make a difference in our community.

Make a gift now through September 17- text “DTMR” to 844-844-6844 or go to
northtexasgivingday.org/DTMR

09/14/2026

North Texas Giving Day returns this Thursday, September 17! Join this day of giving support organizations doing important work in North Texas.

To donate text “DTMR” to 844-844-6844 or go to
NorthTexasGivingDay.org/DTMR

08/27/2026

Decolonizing the Music Room is honored to be one of 80 organizations nationwide selected for New Music USA’s 2026 New Music Organization Fund! 🎉

This grant advances our year-round ecosystem for the creation, performance, and transmission of living, evolving music rooted in Black and global majority traditions. We’re grateful to be part of a community of new music organizations that together.

Congratulations to our fellow awardees! Visit New Music USA to learn more.

08/13/2026

The last blog entry for the Summer series, "Connection & Community" is posted! Visit Decolonizingthemusicroom.com ➡️ Click on the "Contents" tab ➡️ "In Practice" ➡️ to read, "On Co-Conspiratorship & Expanding Consciousness" written by Dr. Lorelei Batisla-ong and Dr. Jesse Rathgeber, with guest contributor Rachel Linsmeier

🟣 “Connection and Community” was first hosted by the NAfME Social Justice Special Research Interest Group (SRIG) in Feb 2026. Let’s continue the talk as we focus on topics to think upon – topics that the original gathering brought about, and that we develop and further discuss in this summer series

🟣 Dr. Amy Lewis (July 1) An Introduction
🟣 Dr. Adrian Davis (July 15) The Music Room: Where Care Should Happen, if it Doesn’t Already
🟣 Midsummer Discussion Panel w/ Lewis, Davis, Sánchez-Gatt, Batisla-ong and Rathgeber (July 22)
🟣 Dr. Lorenzo Sánchez-Gatt (July 29) Rehearsing Harmony in Discordant Times: A Theory of Critical Hope
🟣 Dr. Lorelei Batisla-ong & Dr. Jesse Rathgeber (Aug 12) On Co-Conspiratorship & Expanding Consciousness

🟣 The Connection & Community Summer Series culminates in an End of Summer Virutal Gathering on Aug 16th, bringing a bookend to the series with another digital space for teachers to be in community before the 2026-27 school year begins.

08/12/2026

🟣 You are invited to the End of Series Virtual Gathering for Connection & Community Sunday, Aug 16 at 5pm ET/4pm CT.

🟣 Join us as we take time to hear about noticings and the connections made with the topics of the Kitchen Table series (no prior reading necessary), and check in with each other on how we’ve been personally and interconnectedly affected. It will be an informal Zoom gathering guided by what the group wants
and needs.

🟣 Click on the link below or scan the QR code to register:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeOm7K_LylebObmUBL6wPQB9MkosgxaMecLw0K7Lco7p6PyOg/viewform

08/04/2026

🟣 Do you know Dr. Lorenzo Sanchez-Gátt, the latest contributor to Connection & Community: A Kitchen Table Talk series? Check out their bio and then head over to their feature, "Rehearsing Harmony in Discordant Times: A Theory of Critical Hope" at https://www.decolonizingthemusicroom.org/rehearsing-harmony-in-discordant-times-a-theory-of-critical-hope

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🟣 “Connection and Community” was first hosted by the NAfME Social Justice Special Research Interest Group (SRIG) in Feb 2026. Let’s continue the talk as we focus on topics to think upon – topics that the original gathering brought about, and that we develop and further discuss in this summer series.

🟣 Dr. Amy Lewis (July 1) An Introduction
🟣 Dr. Adrian Davis (July 15) The Music Room: Where Care Should Happen, if it Doesn’t Already
🟣 Midsummer Discussion Panel w/ Lewis, Davis, Sánchez-Gatt, and Batisla-ong (July 22)
🟣 Dr. Lorenzo Sánchez-Gatt (July 29) Rehearsing harmony in discordant times: A theory of critical hope
🟣 Dr. Jesse Rathgeber and Dr. Lorelei Batisla-ong (Aug 12) Title Coming Soon

🟣 The Connection & Community Summer Series will culminate in an End of Summer Virtual Gathering on Aug 16th, bringing a bookend to the series with another digital space for teachers to be in community before the 2026-27 school year begins.

07/29/2026

🟣 Music Educators, read Dr. Lorezo Sanchez-Gatt’s feature contribution today! In it, Lorenzo reflects on times when they've experienced inspiring forms of hope and times of hopelessness, using Duncan-Andrade's notions of critical hope to describe these experiences.

🟣 Read “Rehearsing harmony in discordant times: A theory of critical hope” and then head over to the DTMR FB page/group for discussion and Q&A.

🟣 https://www.decolonizingthemusicroom.org/rehearsing-harmony-in-discordant-times-a-theory-of-critical-hope
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“Connection and Community” was first hosted by the NAfME Social Justice Special Research Interest Group (SRIG) in Feb 2026. Let’s continue the talk as we focus on topics to think upon – topics that the original gathering brought about, and that we develop and further discuss in this summer series.

🟣 Dr. Amy Lewis (July 1) An Introduction
🟣 Dr. Adrian Davis (July 15) The Music Room: Where Care Should Happen, if it Doesn’t Already
🟣 Midsummer Discussion Panel w/ Lewis, Davis, Sánchez-Gatt, and Batisla-ong (July 23)
🟣 Dr. Lorenzo Sánchez-Gatt (July 29) Rehearsing harmony in discordant times: A theory of critical hope
🟣 Dr. Jesse Rathgeber and Dr. Lorelei Batisla-ong (Aug 12) Title Coming Soon

🟣 The Connection & Community Summer Series will culminate in an End of Summer Virutal Gathering on Aug 16th, bringing a bookend to the series with another digital space for teachers to be in community before the 2026-27 school year begins.

🟣 https://www.decolonizingthemusicroom.org/in-practice

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