1. Sustaining Sounds in North America: Models for Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy in Music Education Open Access Author: Usenza, Christiana Title: Sustaining Sounds in North America: Models for Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy in Music Education Graduate Program: Music Education (PHD) Keywords: music educationethnomusicologyculturally sustaining pedagogyculturally relevant educationdecolonizationindigenizationantiracismmariachinew orleans brass bandsnative american musiccultural sustainabilityculturally responsive teachingculturally relevant pedagogy File: Download Dissertation_Usenza_Final_FINAL.pdf Committee Members: Ann Clements, Chair & Dissertation AdvisorCharles Youmans, Outside Field MemberSarah Watts, Major Field MemberWilliam Dewey, Outside Unit MemberLinda Carol Porter Thornton, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies