Her Music Academia

TW: brief mentions of sexual assault For our second episode of Women's History Month, I chat with Dr. Susan McClary (Case Western Reserve University) about her path to musicology, as well as her experiences as an educator and researcher. We also discuss her incredibly influential scholarship centered around gender and sexuality in music by diving into her 1991 book Feminine Endings. Finally, she shares her current teaching philosophies as well as the music she is enjoying. Feminine Endings My SMT-Pod interview with Susan, Phil Ewell and Chris Jenkins My performance at the Theorizing African American Music Conference My podcast episode about Susan's article "Terminal Prestige" with Anna Rose Nelson Get in touch with me at: hermusicacademia@gmail.com

Our first episode for Women's History Month! Today I chat with Dr. Kyra Gaunt (University at Albany, State University of New York) all about her experiences as a singer, her time studying voice and ethnomusicology at Michigan, and her first book The Games Black Girls Play: Learning The Ropes From Double Dutch To Hip-Hop. We also discuss her forthcoming book PLAYED, featuring her research centered around Black girls dancing on YouTube. Kyra's book Kyra's TED Talk Get in touch with me at: hermusicacademia@gmail.com

We are finishing off Black History Month with a conversation about Beyoncé! My sister Ismatu Gwendolyn Bangura and I chat all about our personal relationships to her music, the public perception of Beyoncé, and the aesthetics and politics in her latest album, Renaissance. I also feature the voices of some of the Black women and femmes in my community to get their thoughts on the album. In order of appearance, you heard the voices of Erykah Benson, Gaby Kubi, Dylan Keese-Forster, and Ijeoma Opara. A huge thanks to my sister and my friends for being on the show! YouTube visual companion Donate to the fundraiser Ismatu on Tik Tok Ismatu on Instagram Ismatu on Substack Ismatu on Patreon Ismatu's podcast My first Beyoncé podcast episode Article on Beyoncé performing in Africa Get in touch with me at: hermusicacademia@gmail.com

In this episode, we are wrapping up Black History Month with some familial history! My younger sister Ismatu Gwendolyn Bangura joins me on the show to discuss our shared musical upbringing, their experiences leading a gospel choir at Northwestern University, and how their relationship to music changed after they became a sex worker. We also chat about their blossoming Tik Tok career and the ways in which they are using art, writing, dance, and poetry in their activism. Finally, Ismatu shares about the fundraiser they've started for our tribe back in Sierra Leone! If you are able, drop a dollar! And stay tuned for part two of our conversation, where we dive into the aesthetics and politics of Beyoncé's album Renaissance! YouTube visual companion Donate to the fundraiser Ismatu on Tik Tok Ismatu on Instagram Ismatu on Substack Ismatu on Patreon Ismatu's podcast Lorraine Hansberry interview My first Beyoncé podcast episode Get in touch with me at: hermusicacademia@gmail.com

Continuing our series of conversations with Black musicians for Black History Month, today Dr. Phil Ewell (Hunter College of City University of New York) joins me on the show to discuss his background as a cellist, his time studying music theory at Yale University, and our shared investment in public music theory. We also examine the whiteness and maleness of music theory through the lens of other scholarship throughout the humanities, in order to explore what anti-racist work in music theory could actually look like. Finally, Phil shares a little about his new book, forthcoming through the University of Michigan press! Phil's Music Theory Online article Our podcast episode about Phil's article My time in Phil's residency at the Atlantic Center for the Arts Phil's blog posts SMT-Pod The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones The Baptism of Early Virginia by Rebecca Anne Goetz Moral Man and Immoral Society by Reinhold Niebuhr Preorder Phil's book: On Music Theory and Making Music More Welcoming For Everyone Get in touch with me at: hermusicacademia@gmail.com

This week we are continuing our conversations with Black musicians for Black History Month! In this episode, I chat with Darrian Dorrough (@94Drow) about his experiences in hip hop, the status of rap research in the academy, and his songwriting and production process. We also discuss his experience hosting a live show on Instagram called the Dope or Nope Show, where he and his collaborators review the music of unsigned artists and producers. Check out 94Drow's album MissFit and his singles wherever you stream your music, and follow the @dopeornopeshow on Instagram! 94Drow on Spotify Lupe Fiasco at MIT Dr. A.D. Carson The Dope or Nope Show Get in touch with me at: hermusicacademia@gmail.com

Happy Black History Month! In this episode, I chat with Jordan Brown (Harvard University) about her experiences as a singer and arranger, her path to ethnomusicology, and her positionality as a queer Black woman in music academia. We also discuss E. Patrick Johnson's 2001 article titled "Quare Studies, or Almost Everything I Know About Queer Studies I Learned From My Grandmother," which is utilized in Jordan's research about the music of queer Black femmes. Jordan's Linktree Jordan's single "Spaced Out" on Spotify Jordan's podcast "Speaker Notes" Hoos in Treble Get in touch with me at: hermusicacademia@gmail.com

In this episode, I chat with Dr. John Michael Cooper (Southwestern University) about his path to musicology, his experiences in music publishing, and the lives and music of Margaret Bonds and Florence Price. We also listen to and discuss Margaret Bonds' piece Tangamerican, performed by pianist Lara Downes. Special thanks to Lara and to Candace Johnson for their appearances in this episode! Dr. Cooper's blog Lara's recording of Tangamerican Schirmer's editions of Price's music Hildegard Publishing's Margaret Bonds page Get in touch with me at: hermusicacademia@gmail.com

In this episode, I chat with Majel Connery all about her experiences as a singer, her choice to leave the field of musicology, and our shared experiences as women in music. We also discuss her new podcast from CapRadio, "A Music of Their Own," which explores the ways women in music navigate the industry and the ways the music itself is gendered. Make sure to stream her show wherever you get your podcasts! A Music of Their Own Yuja Wang article Get in touch with me at: hermusicacademia@gmail.com

In this solo episode, I chat all about how my fall semester turned out, from taking classes to teaching for the first time to quitting my barista job. I also discuss my experience presenting at the American Studies Association conference and at the big #musiccon (AMS/SEM/SMT 2022) in New Orleans. Finally, I reflect on achieving some of my goals of the past year and set a new yearly theme for 2023. Singing Like Germans by Kira Thurman Carefree Black Girls by Zeba Blay Black Opera by Naomi Andre A Taste For Brown Sugar by Mireille Miller-Young CGP Grey's video on yearly themes Get in touch with me at: hermusicacademia@gmail.com

In this episode, I chat with my friend Natalie Krafft all about her career as a music teacher, her experience doing music streams on Twitch, and our favorite recordings of the Goldberg Variations by Bach. Follow Natalie on Twitch! @nitnatkat Study Together Discord server MTO article by Peter Martens Get in touch with me at: hermusicacademia@gmail.com

In part two of my conversation with Dr. Megan Lavengood (George Mason University) and Dr. Cara Stroud (Michigan State University), we chat all about timbre, the role of "world music" instruments, and Megan's MTO article "The Cultural Significance of Timbre Analysis: A Case Study in 1980s Pop Music, Texture, and Narrative." A special thanks for Cara and her class for their thoughts on Megan's piece and for making an appearance on this episode (in order of appearance: (Zephie Hillard, ShihPing Wang, Jessi Fegan, and Karla Evans). Megan's article The SMT Committee on the Status of Women writing groups Get in touch with me at: hermusicacademia@gmail.com

In part one of my conversation with Dr. Megan Lavengood (George Mason University) and Dr. Cara Stroud (Michigan State University), we chat about their experiences in music theory, their approaches to reading and writing, and their thoughts on teaching theory during the pandemic. Stay tuned for part two of our conversation! The SMT Committee on the Status of Women writing groups Get in touch with me at: hermusicacademia@gmail.com

In this episode, I chat with Dr. Dan DiPiero (Ithaca College) about his background as a jazz drummer, his experiences studying comparative studies, and his new book Contingent Encounters: Improvisation in Music and Everyday Life (out now and available open access through the University of Michigan Press!). Dan's book Dan's lecture on YouTube Get in touch with me at: hermusicacademia@gmail.com

Lydia pops in to give a special announcement about her new podcast, Her Music Academia! This is the pilot episode during which she reflects on her first year at the University of Michigan. Get in touch with Lydia at on her website, hermusicacademia.com, or send her an email at hermusicacademia@gmail.com.

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

In 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 four of season four, we have Dr. William Hussey (Roosevelt University) back on the podcast to discuss his experiences teaching back in person, his syllabus and seminar centered around the life and works of Florence Price, and encountering imposter syndrome as an academic. Timestamps: Teaching back in person during the pandemic: 2:31 Teaching/taking Schenkerian analysis: 8:10 The development of the Florence Price syllabus: 17:57 What class would you teach? 54:18 Get in touch with us at: thetheoryclubpodcast@gmail.com

A special bonus episode that Lydia recorded for her Everyday Musicology class! Lydia names her favorite Beyoncé songs, describes Beyoncé's particular expression of Black womanhood, and explores her complicated relationship to feminism, Black capitalism and Black excellence. Shoutout to her brilliant professor Dr. Castro and all of her amazing classmates! Sarah Olutola's "I Ain’t Sorry: Beyoncé, Serena, and Hegemonic Hierarchies in Lemonade" Kenya Hunt's Girl Gurl Grrrl: On Womanhood and Belonging in the Age of Black Girl Magic Get in touch with us at: thetheoryclubpodcast@gmail.com

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

In this bonus episode, we listen to Vitali's Chaconne for violin and piano, and Lydia geeks out about all of the interesting music related things she's been reading in class. Susan McClary's chapter in Ritual, Routine, and Regime: Repetition in Early Modern British and European Cultures (ed. by Lorna Clymer) Suzanne Cusick's Feminist Theory, Music Theory, and the Mind/Body Problem Joseph Straus' book Extraordinary Measures: Disability In Music 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. Get in touch with us at: thetheoryclubpodcast@gmail.com

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. Get in touch with us at: thetheoryclubpodcast@gmail.com

Our final episode of season three, during which we listen to and discuss Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite, updated renditions of the suite, and what makes dance music so fun to dance to. Stay tuned for some bonus episodes over the next few months! Timestamps: Background of the piece: 11:07 The March: 17:53 Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy: 22:45 Russian Dance: 28:05 Bonus! New performances of the piece: 32:01 Get in touch with us at: thetheoryclubpodcast@gmail.com

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

Episode three of season two, where we discuss performing and recording music during a pandemic, and Lydia's performance of Judith Weir's one woman opera. Lydia's performance Get in touch with us at: thetheoryclubpodcast@gmail.com

Season two episode two, where we chat with Corinne Costell (Roosevelt University) about her research on racism and cultural appropriation in opera, her work developing an anti-racist curriculum for white musicians, DBR's opera aria "They Still Want To Kill Us," and the implications of the term "ally." Corinne's conference presentation Daniel Bernard Roumain's "They Still Want To Kill Us" (on YouTube through July 31st!) Timestamps: Corinne's background: 4:06 Lydia rants about the tenure system: 13:02 Corinne's research project: 19:54 The challenges of Zoom: 36:20 The intersection of research and performance: 41:46 DBR and the Tulsa Opera: 49:10 Is the term "ally" useful? 57:23 Get in touch with us at: thetheoryclubpodcast@gmail.com

We're back for another eight episodes! This summer season we'll be focusing on music, research, performances and theories by women. In this episode, we discuss the music of American composer Jennifer Higdon, our views on recital requirements in conservatories, and the constant dilemma of "making it" as a musician. Timestamps: Emily's experience with the piece: 3:30 Lydia rants about recital requirements: 7:02 The fear of not being a good enough musician: 17:16 Listening to and discussing Fanfare Ritmico: 29:05 Higdon's other works: 40:32 Get in touch with us at: thetheoryclubpodcast@gmail.com

Our last episode of season one! We speak with Dr. William Hussey (Roosevelt University) about his progression from composition to music theory, Dr. Philip Ewell's article on racism in music theory, the field's response to Dr. Ewell, and how Dr. Hussey addresses the issue of Schenker in the theory classroom. Dr. Ewell's article Dr. Ewell's six part blog Dr. Lavengood's blog post Timestamps: Dr. Hussey's background: 2:29 Discussion of Dr. Ewell's article: 10:23 Addressing Schenker in the classroom: 18:09 Schenker isn't for everyone: 32:50 The response of the field: 40:26 A short tangent: 49:45 Introducing the analysis of world musics: 53:11 Get in touch with us at: thetheoryclubpodcast@gmail.com

Episode seven, in which sit down with Dr. David Kjar (Roosevelt University) to discuss his path to musicology, his experience playing early music, his thoughts on reimagining the early music movement, and the role of "authenticity" in historically informed performance. Streetwise Opera's performance of Bach's St. Matthew Passion Timestamps: Dr. Kjar's background: 1:34 Dr. Kjar's current project: 13:48 Discussion of Dr. Kjar's chapter on "Thirdspacing" Early Music: 17:02 Revisiting the idea of the "composer's intentions:" 28:30 Authenticity in live vs. recorded performance: 32:01 Defamiliarization, artistic agency and belonging: 38:01 Performance as a means for social justice: 47:33 Get in touch with us at: thetheoryclubpodcast@gmail.com

Episode six, in which we chat with Dr. Linda Berna (Roosevelt University) about her "retrograde" path to music theory, her dissertation about Samuel Barber's Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Sergei Prokofiev's "The Butterfly," and applying the philosophies and theories of non-musicians to expand the way the think about music. Timestamps: Dean Berna's background: 1:42 Picking a dissertation topic: 18:25 Barber's Knoxville: 27:40 Discussion of Dean Berna's chapter on Prokofiev: 30:52 Graphic notation: 37:12 Which came first, the music or the text? 41:43 Get in touch with us at: thetheoryclubpodcast@gmail.com

Episode five, in which we listen to and discuss a choral piece by Latvian composer Eriks Esenvalds. We also talk about our experience with modern and post tonal music, and the unique relationship of instrumentalists to their instruments. Megan Ihnen and Alan Theisen Boccherini's Body by Elizabeth Le Guin On a Lesbian Relation With Music: A Serious Effort Not To Think Straight by Susanne Cusick (chapter 4 in Queering the Pitch: The New Gay and Lesbian Musicology) Timestamps:  Modern and post tonal music: 3:51 Listening to and discussing the piece: 17:51 Instruments as an extension of the instrumentalist: 25:42 Get in touch with us at: thetheoryclubpodcast@gmail.com

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. Lydia's presentation video 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 Get in touch with us at: thetheoryclubpodcast@gmail.com

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 Get in touch with us at: thetheoryclubpodcast@gmail.com

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.  Dalcroze article  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