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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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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In this bonus episode, we catch up about our new semesters and discuss Joseph Straus' article in Music Theory Spectrum, "Music Theory's Therapeutic Imperative and the Tyranny of the Normal," centered around disability in music.
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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?"
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
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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!
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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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
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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
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