1. Read:

Trehub, S. E., Becker, J., & Morley, I. (2015). Cross-cultural perspectives on music and musicality. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences, 370(1664), 20140096. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4321137/

2. Read:

Peralta, L. (2021). How does music affect society? https://www.savethemusic.org/blog/advocacy/how-does-music-affect-society/

3. Read any ONE of the following:

TuneCore, Believe, & Luminate. (2023). Be the change: Gender Equality in the Music Industry [Research Report].  https://www.tunecore.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2023/03/2023-Be-the-Change.pdf

Black Lives in Music. (2021, September). Being Black in the UK music industry: Music Creators Part 1 [Research Report]. https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/nadworks.streaming/BLiM/BLiM-report-musiccreators_2109v01.pdf

On the Move. (2021, November). Time to act: How lack of knowledge in the cultural sector creates barriers for disabled artists and audiences [Research Report]. https://on-the-move.org/sites/default/files/library/2021-12/OTM_time-to-act_2021_12.pdf

King, A. (2023, March 21). Breaking down the barriers: How intersectionality impacts those in the business. https://news.pollstar.com/2023/03/21/breaking-down-the-barriers-how-intersectionality-impacts-those-in-the-business/

Hesmondhalgh, D., Campos Valverde, R., Kaye, D., & Li, Z. (2023). Digital Platforms and Infrastructure in the Realm of Culture. Media and Communication, 11(2), 296-306. https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/6422