5 Movements of Courtships

This biomusic composition is an arrangement of audio recordings and Western synthesizers. The purpose of this piece is to address heteronormativity and binary biases in species courtships. Many science teachers say that sexual reproduction is driven by evolution- to propagate and dominate the gene pool as if species do not have a level of consciousness or do not feel emotions.

In some cases where species participate in non-reproductive sex, past scientists dismiss it as an evolutionary mutation or a survival strategy even though species can experience sexual pleasure. Additionally, people recognize and accept non-monogamous or same sex relationships in nature yet there are some who cannot fathom the existence of 2SLGTBQIA+ people. This composition conveys the complexity of species as fully autonomous individuals.

They can discern and choose mates or even not mate at all. Most importantly, they do not need humans to dictate and impose gender and sexual roles in nature. N.B. I included different species for diversity sake rather than selecting real-life examples. Here are some real-life examples: Baboons, Greylag Geese, and Japanese Macaques.