I was delighted to read Parv Kaur's account of how she came to be one of the UK's foremost dhol drummers in February's edition (Opinion, MT February, page 15). Her story, of having been born into a musical family, picking up a loud instrument to ‘stand out from the crowd’, and only then wondering ‘where all the ladies were’ certainly struck a chord with me.
I believe that it is only through concerted action that we will be able to shake off the entirely destructive gender norms that still play a part in music of all types: just look at how many female conductors there are in top positions to see that the battle is a long way from being over.
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