Since this course focuses on new music, there may be times when you are unable to find enough articles or books on your composer or work. In these cases, it is acceptable to use websites as supplementary sources, but be sure to vet the information carefully.
The Composer Diversity Database is a free online resource "created to allow conductors, performers, presenters, educators, and researchers a tool with which to expand and broaden their scope of composers and repertoire." The project was started as the Women Composers Database by composer Rob Deemer to address the exclusion of underrepresented groups in standard information sources used by the decision-makers behind concert programming. The Composer Diversity Database now allows users to search for music by a wide variety of underrepresented groups, including female, non-binary, Latinx, Black, East Asian, West Asian/North African, South Asian, Southeast Asian, and American Indian. Additional databases allow you to search specific repertoires, including art song, orchestra, choral, and wind band.