What would you do?

Create an illustration of a diverse group of musicians performing on stage, highlighting different cultural elements and instruments, with an engaged audience reflecting a variety of ethnic backgrounds.

Diversity in Music: A Moral Dilemma Quiz

Test your understanding of diversity and ethics within the music industry with this thought-provoking quiz. Each scenario presented challenges you to reflect on your values and the impact of your choices on representation and inclusion.

Consider how your decisions can affect artists from diverse backgrounds.
Reflect on the social implications of the music you support.
Engage with scenarios that promote discussion on racial equality and cultural appreciation.

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Q1 You are assigned to coordinate an artist lineup for a festival. Your boss tells you to hire more white artists because they will bring more tickets and sales. What do you do?

A. Ignore your boss and hire a majority of artists from diverse cultural backgrounds

B. Hire more white artists so that you don’t disappoint your boss

C. Coordinate a lineup that is 50/50 in racial diversity

Q2 You are part of a record label team. An up and coming Indian artist has a meeting with your team. The artist plays the Bansuri flute and their music is a unique hybrid of various styles. The head of the team decides their music is too “unfamiliar” to market to the general population. Do you:

A. Personally create a marketing campaign that highlights the artist’s unique music

B. Create a middle ground where the music can be marketed but becomes ‘watered down’ to appeal to a wider audience

C. Agree with the head of the record label team and dismiss the artist

Q3 You are part of a music group that consists of people from diverse cultural backgrounds. During a gig, someone from the audience yells out a racist remark to one of your band members. What do you do?

A. Stop the show and tell the person to leave the venue

B. Ignore the remark, but later organise for the audience member to be banned from the venue

C. Completely ignore it and move on with the show. It's not your business.

Q4 You come across a busker performing a song that is in their native language (not English). Do you:

A. Walk away because you don’t understand the language

B. Listen to the performance and try to appreciate the music even though it is unfamiliar to you

C. Give them some money to support their career and show genuine interest

Q5 You get invited to two different concerts that happen to be on the same night. One concert is of a more well known white artist who has a number of catchy songs that you love and know well. However, the artist has been called out for racial discrimination on multiple occasions. The other concert is of a talented, POC musician who is lesser known. You have not heard their music before. This artist is involved in political and social causes, fighting for racial equality.

A. Attend the concert of the white artist who has been called out for racial discrimination

B. Say no to both concerts because you don’t want to choose between two artists

C.Attend the concert of the POC artist who fights for racial equality

What would you do?

Diversity in Music: A Moral Dilemma Quiz

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