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As we have seen, musical canons are brilliant masterpieces or in other words a beautiful musical collection. One question we can ask ourselves is Why are women underrepresented in the music world?

The diversity of the canon is very different but when it comes to women composers, women performers, many are hidden behind the curtain and have been for a long time. Women are often stereotyped into believing that they have nothing to bring to the table or nothing to offer. But that is wrong! Women are very talented and have stories to tell whether it be emotionally or even musically. The diversity of musical canon has changed over the decades I believe, women are coming into the spotlight and expressing themselves in a whole new way. The music industry is evolving and women are ready to dominate. I would say for this one “Girls! Girls! We Run the World!" as quoted by Beyoncé.

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One of the many powerful women in the music industry

http://www.npr.org/2017/07/24/538387823/turning-the-tables-150-greatest-albums-made-by-women

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http://www.efrogpress.com/2013/06/11/quotation-mark-questions-think-symphony-orchestra/

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"Our monolithic history of Western classical music is largely a story about the great composers, many of whom are described as geniuses. The label has convinced many that we can’t enter the inner circle of musicians and composers."

~ Haefeli (The Problem with Geniuses)

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"Although the terrain of classical music's past for many marginalized peoples may have been uneven, the promising message that we wish to share is that it is not to late  to change things as they are right now. It is not too late to try to create a more rich and inclusive future, one that is empowering to the many, and not just the few."

~ Thurman and Turner (Six Easy Ways to Immediately Address Racial and Gender Diversity in Your Music History Classroom)

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This song epitomizes her emotions

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Artist - Alicia Keys Song - Caged Bird Album - Songs In A Minor

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The Mariposa Symphony Orchestra performing at Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park for Our Nation’s Nature Tour Finale. August 21, 2016. Photograph by Al Golub – courtesy of the National Park Service
http://www.mariposaartscouncil.org/mariposa-symphony-orchestra/

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With her music she writes about the in's and out's of life. She writes her music on this album as her story and what she has seen and gone through.

http://www.npr.org/2017/07/24/538387823/turning-the-tables-150-greatest-albums-made-by-women

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This song is a reflection of her life and is very soft and has a smooth melodiac rythm to it .

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"The stereotype of the solitary genius disempowers women and minorities who do not see people of their gender or ethnicity included in the canon of great composers (see Kendra Leonard’s essay, “Women Can’t Do That”). It also disempowers those of us who don’t believe we have that special spark."

~ Haefeli (The Problem with Geniuses)