At QuaverEd, we regularly reevaluate our resources with best practices for teaching and nurturing children in mind, to ensure our curriculum library meets our standards of equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Our evaluative process included examining our canon under the umbrellas of racist, adult, or culturally insensitive themes. Songs that were determined to have been created to demean a group of people will be removed from our resources, through a process of annual review, and replaced, when appropriate, with a piece that will help teachers meet the same musical objectives.
Below, we present a list of songs that have been removed from our resources along with titles currently located in the Quaver library that can be used to address the same concepts. In future releases, you will see newly composed songs in place of these pieces that aim to offer your students a joyful learning experience with your guidance.
| Song | Concept | Suggested Substitution | Date Removed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Gals | AB Form | Hunting Song The Happy Farmer | July 2020 |
| Canoe Song | Low E and D on instruments | Old MacDonald Overdrive | July 2020 |
| Chicken on a Fencepost | Sixteenth notes | Look at All the Hens (Quaver Original) | July 2020 |
| Dinah | Sixteenth notes | Old Brass Wagon Paw Paw Patch Tideo | July 2020 |
| Jim Along Josie | Choreography Improvisation | Tideo | July 2020 |
| John Kanaka | Sixteenth notes | Old Brass Wagon Paw Paw Patch Tideo | July 2020 |
| Old Dan Tucker | Low so Low la | Old Brass Wagon Turn the Glasses Over | July 2020 |
| Shortnin’ Bread | L, dr toneset Minor key Call and response | Boots of Shining Leather Charlie Over the Ocean | July 2020 |
| Turkey in the Straw | Dance song | Simple Square Dance 1, 2, and 3 | July 2020 |
| Oh, Susannah | End of the year song for 2nd grade | America (My Country, ‘Tis of Thee) | July 2020 |
We understand that self-evaluation is an ongoing process. We are dedicated to pursuing a continued path of growth as we work to help educators enrich the lives of their students.
Please reach out to our team if you have any questions. To submit a request for resource review, please contact us with any relevant research for consideration.