Integrated Composition, Improvisation and Technology (ICIT)

A lack of diversity among faculty and students in graduate programs that focus on music technology and computer music may unwittingly discourage participation by certain segments of the population, and thus may hinder the development of a potentially wide variety of ideas andaesthetics. Graduate student numbers of women and minorities in the field are proportionally low. In the absence of any concerted plan of action to diversify such programs, this state of affairs is not likely to change. What can be done to increase diversity among people succeedingin the academic fields of music technology, in the interest of hybrid vigor and social justice? By pursuing a conscientious policy of intentional inclusivity, some progress may be made toward rectifying imbalances, thus enhancing diversity of scholarship and creative work. This article makes an assessment of demographic imbalances and proposes some concrete steps facultymay be able to take toward improvement.