Recent research has explored gender ratios in orchestras but not specifically in brass playing, a historically masculine field. Three studies investigated gender ratios in a variety of brass-playing situations. Public domain and questionnaire data were analysed using descriptive statistics, and a chi-square test found a significant effect of instrument size on gender ratios. The highest percentage of female brass players was found in youth ensembles, followed by the freelance workforce, semi-professional brass bands and then professional orchestras, indicating a leaky pipeline effect. These results show that women are still under-represented in most brass-playing contexts, particularly the most prestigious positions, and that more can be done in music education to change this.

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泄漏的管道：英国铜管乐演奏中的性别比例


最近的研究探讨了管弦乐队的性别比例，但并没有特别探讨铜管乐器演奏，这是一个历史上男性化的领域。三项研究调查了各种铜管乐器演奏情况下的性别比例。使用描述性统计分析公共领域和问卷数据，卡方检验发现仪器大小对性别比例有显着影响。女性铜管乐手在青年合奏中比例最高，其次是自由职业者、半专业铜管乐队，然后是专业管弦乐队，这表明存在管道泄漏效应。这些结果表明，在大多数铜管乐器演奏环境中，尤其是最负盛名的职位上，女性的代表性仍然不足，在音乐教育方面可以做更多的事情来改变这种情况。