Stay ConnectedWhat 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.
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Episode four, in which we discuss Lydia's experience preparing for and participating in the Midwest Music Research Collective virtual conference in March 2021. She presented her paper titled, "The Black American Sound: Examining The Influence of 1930's Chicago on Classical Music at Large." We also dive into the erasure of Black Americans from the classical music canon, the inherent hierarchical nature of the canon, and cultural appropriation in music performance.
The conference's YouTube page (check out the other presentations!)
Joseph Horowitz's podcast on The American Scholar
Timestamps:
Lydia's process of preparation: 3:40
Presentation summary and discussion: 12:20
Q&A: 34:40
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Episode three, in which we talk about the second movement of Shostakovich's tenth symphony, separating the art from the artist, and honoring the composer's wishes.
Timestamps:
How connecting to a composer's background influences our relationship to their works: 1:12
Listening to and discussing the piece: 15:13
"This isn't what the composer would have wanted:" 33:28
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Episode two, in which we discuss aural skills pedagogy, the Dalcroze method, fixed do vs. moveable do solfege, and music theory in relation to performance and persona.
Anna-Stephen Robinson's article
Timestamps:
Emily's research project: 2:33
Fixed do vs. moveable do: 6:18
Improvisation: 17:18
Scale degree mimes: 21:56
The intersection of performance and analysis: 27: 10
Individuality in performance: 31:10
Teacher/student dynamics: 40:00
Get in touch with us at: thetheoryclubpodcast@gmail.com
Our first episode in which we discuss our musical backgrounds, our relationships with music theory, our research interests and our future plans.
Timestamps:
Musical backgrounds: 2:40
How we met: 8:00
Why theory? 12:08
Lydia's racism rant: 18:33
Future plans: 23:35
Get in touch with us at: thetheoryclubpodcast@gmail.com
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