Hello Owain, nice to hear from you!
As someone who has been involved in feminist musicology since the early 1990s, I know well this sense of questioning whether it's actually making any difference at all. (I wrote about it at some length a few years back: http://helpingyouharmonise.com/feminist_musicologist)
You sometimes get tired, and it's okay to stop pedalling for a bit and regroup. If you care about this, as it seems you do, the world pulls you back into the fray in due course. The knack is working out what you can do effectively, and to do that, and not squander too much emotional energy where it won't make much difference.
Anyway, I hope you find what you wanted to know about barbershop as well as sharing your thoughts on music's white/male frame!
liz
Hello Owain, nice to hear from you!
As someone who has been involved in feminist musicology since the early 1990s, I know well this sense of questioning whether it's actually making any difference at all. (I wrote about it at some length a few years back: http://helpingyouharmonise.com/feminist_musicologist)
You sometimes get tired, and it's okay to stop pedalling for a bit and regroup. If you care about this, as it seems you do, the world pulls you back into the fray in due course. The knack is working out what you can do effectively, and to do that, and not squander too much emotional energy where it won't make much difference.
Anyway, I hope you find what you wanted to know about barbershop as well as sharing your thoughts on music's white/male frame!
liz