I offer several routes to avoid the pitfalls of over-reliance on publishers or prior training for a fair survey of available literature by non-male and/or BIPOC composers, among others. I identify five types of “hidden literature” - or literature that many public school directors and youth orchestra conductors may not have at their fingertips:
Unpublished and/or self-published music.
Published music that is not adopted by any or almost any state music list.
…