Rodney Dorsey & Stanford Thompson | The Heart of Teaching Music - Ep. 5

Music for All Podcast Network · Apr 9, 2026 · 32m

This episode features two key leaders of Equity Arc, a national coalition whose mission and programming address the structural inequities in classical music that result in the field’s systemic lack of racial and ethnic diversity. Stanford Thompson is Equity Arc’s Executive Director, and Rodney Dorsey is a Professor of Music at Florida State University, who will be conducting the 2026 Equity Arc Wind Symphony. Together with Julia and Scott, they discuss the importance of representation and how mentorship and support for young BIPOC (Black, indigenous, and people of color) musicians is crucial…