Labrador, in eastern Canada, has a population of approximately 26,555 people, 4,500 whom are Inuit (Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population, 2024). There are five coastal Inuit communities that are accessible via plane year-round and via ferry during the summer months. Secondary education is taught in K-12 schools with varying populations from 30 to 200 students per school. Music education is inconsistent in Labrador Inuit public schools and it does not tend to be culturally responsive. My purpose is to fill this gap. My goal as an Inuit music educator and graduate student is to create a culturally responsive (Prest, Goble, & Vazquez-Cordoba, 2023) violin method book akin to the Suzuki Violin Method, the O’Connor Violin Method and the Fiddler’s Philharmonic. For my master’s thesis, I will create music education resources for Inuit students that they can relate to, and that include revitalization of the Inuktitut language. Since students have less experience with classical music in northern Labrador, I will curate tunes to keep their interests and create violin resources that include parts for all abilities. Thus, the culturally responsive text I create will include violin parts for all ability levels, input from the communities, Inuktitut translations, and musical works that are known to the Inuit. Instead of aiming for musical competitions, I will also use pedagogy that is consistent with community values, building community and supporting people of all ages in group classes (in-person, hybrid, and online formats).Taking inspiration from Indigenous research methodologies (Wilson, 2008), I will respectfully follow the OCAP® principles and regional protocols for conducting my master’s research as an Inuit beneficiary (Hayward, Sjoblom, Sinclair, & Cidro, 2021). The communities’ input is important, and I will follow all appropriate guidelines. One of my observations as a music educator in Labrador is that students tend to either give up or lose interest in creating music if they do not see immediate results from their musical efforts. In my study, I will explore this barrier and identify the cause of the issue. Therefore, subject to the communities’ guidance, one of my research questions is “What are current roadblocks in music education content and pedagogy in northern Labrador and how might culturally responsive content and pedagogies help Inuit students overcome them?In this presentation, I will provide a literature review and a detailed methodological plan in anticipation of conducting fieldwork in Fall 2026.