This workshop will focus on exploring anti-bias practices and their place in music education to encourage participants to think about how they can be used to empower student voices. Social justice, critical pedagogy, culturally responsive teaching, DEI, and more have become prominent research topics in music education over the past few decades, but are often still not meaningfully included in curricula. With continually diversifying student populations (and increasingly divisive politics), it is even more important that we understand the significance of these concepts and what role they play in music education. Anti-bias practices aim to reduce discrimination and inequities that arise due to biases or prejudices. Many music teachers may already be unknowingly using anti-bias practices, may be interested in using them but do not know how, or may be unaware that their current teaching practices might actually be hindering student participation. Anti-bias practices can help music teachers affirm student identity, bring awareness to diversity, advocate for justice, and take action to make sure all students are heard. These anti-bias practices are important for all music teachers - whether currently practicing, teachers in training, or music teacher educators. Although this workshop will focus on applying anti-bias practices in music education settings, we will briefly discuss anti-bias practices in a broader educational sense as well. Anti-Bias Education was developed to empower students by addressing identity, diversity, justice, and action in the classroom (Derman-Sparks, 2010). The anti-bias framework was also further adapted into social justice standards applicable to a variety of school subjects (Learning for Justice, 2022). This workshop will further music educators’ understanding of anti-bias practices through specifically designed think/pair/share, large group discussion, and critical questioning activities. It aims to empower music educators to implement anti-bias practices in their teaching while beginning to think about music education through an anti-bias lens.