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What does it mean to be a music researcher? How does a musician use music as a medium to foster community? Featuring interviews with other musicians, scholars and artists, host Lydia Bangura seeks to ask interesting questions about music and execute important and relevant music research. Join Lydia as she reads, writes and chats her way through a music PhD program.
Got questions or feedback? Interested in being a guest on the pod? Send inquiries to: hermusicacademia@gmail.com
Got questions or feedback? Interested in being a guest on the pod? Send inquiries to: hermusicacademia@gmail.com
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In this happy hour episode, we discuss our plans for the fall semester, Lydia's artist residency with Dr. Philip Ewell, and Emily's women's history course (and newfound obsession with Harry Potter). We also provide an update on the future of the podcast.
Get in touch with us at: thetheoryclubpodcast@gmail.com
In the last episode of season four, Lydia chats with Dr. Jenny Snodgrass (Lipscomb University) about her experiences as an opera singer (and with computer programming), her upcoming career change, the music theory pedagogy conference coming up next month, and her 2020 book Teaching Music Theory: New Voices and Approaches.
Jenny's book
Music Theory Pedagogy Conference (June 2-4)
Music Theory Pedagogy Journal
Bridging The Music Theory Gap Blog
Timestamps:
Jenny's background: 2:42
Jenny's experience teaching during the pandemic: 18:37
Discussing Jenny's book: 22:52
Jenny's career change: 34:39
The upcoming music theory pedagogy conference: 44:49
Get in touch with us at: thetheoryclubpodcast@gmail.com
1In episode seven of season four, we chat with Dan Inglis about his choose your own adventure music education, his career as a voice and piano teacher, and his music theory YouTube channel centered around developing aural skills for singers.
Dan's website (he's available for Zoom lessons!)
Dan's YouTube channel
Timestamps:
Dan's background: 4:11
Dan's Solfège Trainer: 44:31
Get in touch with us at: thetheoryclubpodcast@gmail.com
In episode six of season four, Lydia talks to Amelia Wellers about her experiences in music performance and music production, having a career outside of music, her rock album Wallflower (produced with Kyle Joseph), and how she uses music theory as a singer-songwriter and producer.
Stream Wallflower everywhere!
Get in touch with us at: thetheoryclubpodcast@gmail.com
In episode five of season four, Lydia chats with Dr. Marc Hannaford (University of Michigan) about his experiences as a jazz pianist, pursuing careers in both music performance and music academia, and his forthcoming article "Fugitive Music Theory and George Russell's Theory of Tonal Gravity."
https://marchannaford.com/
https://marchannaford.bandcamp.com/
Timestamps:
Marc's background: 4:12
Balancing a career in both academia and performance: 13:02
Marc's experiences teaching during the pandemic: 22:23
Discussing Russell's "Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization" and Marc's article: 29:17
In episode three of season four, we listen to and discuss American composer Edgar Meyer's violin concerto featuring soloist Hilary Hahn.
Episode two of season four, during which we listen to and discuss Beethoven's Egmont Overture, reflect on the implications of performing the piece, and discuss music as a mood regulator.
Timestamps:
Our experiences playing the piece: 7:18
Listening to and discussing the piece: 23:16
What do you use music for? 35:57
Get in touch with us at: thetheoryclubpodcast@gmail.com
We're back for another eight episodes! In this happy hour episode, we dive deep into our courses for the new semester, from Schenkerian analysis to African history.
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Episode seven of season three, during which Lydia chats with Dr. Brent Ferguson (College of Southern Maryland) about his work as a composer and music theorist, his approach to music theory pedagogy, our experiences at community colleges, Renata Yazzie's (University of New Mexico) lightning talk at SMT 2021, and Linda Shaver-Gleason's "Is Music a Universal Language?"
Shaver-Gleason's piece
Bobby's McFerrin's video
Brent's virtual sound museum
Follow Renata Yazzie on Twitter @nata_yazhi
Timestamps:
Bren't background: 2:25
Brent's theory program at Southern Maryland: 22:18
How Brent constructs his syllabi: 30:33
Linda Shaver-Gleason's piece: 42:55
Episode six of season three, during which Lydia chats with Anna Rose Nelson (University of Michigan) about her experiences as a strings player, her research on (post) modernist music from Webern to Ferneyhough, and music theory as a compositional tool. We also read and discuss Lloyd Whitesell's "White Noise: Race and Erasure in the Cultural Avant-Garde" and Susan McClary's "Terminal Prestige: The Case For Avant-Garde Music Composition."
Timestamps:
Anna's background: 3:26
Anna's masters thesis and dissertation: 17:43
Summarizing and discussing the articles: 30:00
Get in touch with us at: thetheoryclubpodcast@gmail.com
Episode five of season three, during which we chat with Dr. William Montgomery and Hillary Lester of the Sounds of the World podcast! They tell us all about how they met and started their own music podcast, about their own compositional styles and methodologies, and about their favorite instruments to write for. Check out their show wherever you get your podcasts!
williammontgomerycomposer.com
thehealthymusiciansite.com
soundsoftheworldpodcast.com
Timestamps:
Hillary's background: 2:42
Bill's background: 7:40
How they met and started their podcast: 13:52
How they each compose their pieces: 22:43
Get in touch with us at: thetheoryclubpodcast@gmail.com
In this Halloween themed episode, we discuss the music of Krzysztof Penderecki, John Williams and George Crumb to try and explore the qualities that makes their music sound spooky!
Timestamps:
Penderecki's "The Awakening of Jacob" from The Shining: 3:25
The theme from Jaws by John Williams: 9:17
"Ancient Voices of Children" by George Crumb: 17:33
Get in touch with us at: thetheoryclubpodcast@gmail.com
Season three episode three, during which Lydia chats with TJ Laws-Nicola (University of Kansas) about their path to musicology, their experiences as a disabled music student, and "The Gaze as Theoretical Touchstone" by Corinn Columpar (as well as a much needed pipe organ tangent!).
Timestamps:
TJ's background: 1:37
TJ's experience at KU: 16:18
Discussing "the sonic gaze" and TJ's research: 38:03
Get in touch with us at: thetheoryclubpodast@gmail.com
Season three episode two, during which Lydia chats with Richard Desinord (Howard University) about his path to music education, his dissertation centered around harmony in gospel music, and our experiences as Black music theorists.
Timestamps:
Richard's background: 1:35
Richard's dissertation at Eastman: 14:57
Engaging with classical music while Black: 23:41
"Whoa, YOU'RE a music theorist??" 1:04:41
Get in touch with us at: thetheoryclubpodcast@gmail.com
We're back for another eight episodes! In this episode, we have a drink and a casual chat about moving to new places, starting school in person, and our developing research.
Lydia's blog
Timestamps:
Emily and Lydia both move: 2:38
Schenkerian analysis and our other favorite classes: 7:44
Emily's research project and repertoire: 25:23
Get in touch with us at: thetheoryclubpodcast@gmail.com
Our last episode of season two! We discuss our excitement for the coming school year, the background and art songs of American composer Libby Larsen, and (of course) some aural skills pedagogy. Thank you for listening and for your continued support, stay tuned for our third season starting October 8th! Have a great start to your semester :)
Timestamps:
Our introductions to Libby Larsen: 8:12
"Blue Piece" for violin and piano: 12:41
"Lift Me Into Heaven Slowly:" 17:41
"Bucking Bronco:" 27:03
"Billy The Kid:" 34:02
Bonus song! "Big Sister Says" from Larsen's Love After 1950: 46:31
Get in touch with us at: thetheoryclubpodcast@gmail.com
Episode seven of season two, during which we chat with Megan Lyons (University of Connecticut) about her dissertation on the art songs of Amy Beach, Beach's controversial politics, how to analyze art song, and a whole lot of theory pedagogy!
No Stupid Questions
Timestamps:
Megan's background: 2:32
Should written skills and aural skills be the same class? 14:24
How Megan picked her dissertation topic: 21:24
Amy Beach's racist (and sexist?) background: 29:19
Listening to and discussing "After:" 45:15
Analyzing art song and text painting: 57:40
Emily takes a pop quiz (spoiler: always write flat three!): 1:05:32
Get in touch with us at: thetheoryclubpodcast@gmail.com
Episode six of season two, where we read and discuss Susanne Cusick's chapter in Queering the Pitch: The New Gay and Lesbian Musicology. We also discuss our first piece of racist hate mail, our experience dating other musicians, personifying music (specifically as a woman), and pleasure as a form of self care.
Queering the Pitch
Please by Black Girl Bliss
Timestamps:
Hate mail: 1:47
Emily's Facebook poll about women in music: 10:50
An introduction and summary of the chapter: 12:45
So you wanna date a musician? 25:27
Who's on top? 35:17
The power/pleasure/intimacy triad: 46:47
Music that gives us pleasure: 56:06
Get in touch with us at: thetheoryclub@gmail.com
Season two episode five, during which we chat with Susan O'Brien about her personas as an actor, singer and poet, as well as her experience starting Forte Chicago, an all-female opera sketch comedy troupe.
Forte Chicago
Improvised Shakespeare
Timestamps:
Susan's background: 3:13
The challenge of pathfinding in music: 10:14
Susan's work with Forte Chicago: 26:40
Improv Shakespeare: 39:40
Dealing with (gendered) criticism: 43:53
Get in touch with us at: thetheoryclub@gmail.com
Episode four of season two, in which we chat with Dr. Malia Jade Roberson about public music theory, performance anxiety, her struggles with tenure, and her experience publishing with Hal Leonard.
musictheoryshop.com
Timestamps:
Public pedagogy: 2:42
Malia's background: 14:35
Malia gets published: 34:23
"Those who don't do, teach:" 50:32
We are all music entrepreneurs: 1:05:57
Get in touch with us at: thetheoryclubpodcast@gmail.com
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