Episodes
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Paul, Jenn, and Ben talk with Dr. Sean Powell, Professor of Music Education and Chair of the Division of Music Education at the University of North Texas, about his new book "The Ideology of Competition in School Music."
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Paul, Jenn, and Ben kick off season 4 by welcoming onto the podcast Dr. Nancy Rogers, Professor of Music Theory at Florida State University. Co-author of the popular textbook "Music for Sight Singing", Dr. Rogers explains the process of curating such a collection and provides practical advice for teaching aural skills.
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Paul, Jenn, and Ben finish our first ever Note Doctors Summer Book Club by discussing the last two chapters of Philip Ewell's "On Music Theory, and Making Music More Welcoming for Everyone."
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Paul, Jenn, and Ben discuss chapters 4 and 5 of Philip Ewell's "On Music Theory, and Making Music More Welcoming for Everyone."
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Paul, Jenn, and Ben continue discussing Philip Ewell's "On Music Theory, and Making Music More Welcoming for Everyone." Chapters 2 and 3 feature topics related to white mythologies, the Western canon, and Heinrich Schenker's legacy.
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In this bonus summer short, Jenn talks with us about her amazing experience attending the Workshops in Music Theory Pedagogy held at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada.
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Paul, Jenn, and Ben begin our summerlong bookclub by discussing the Intro and Chapter 1 of Philip Ewell's "On Music Theory, and Making Music More Welcoming for Everyone."
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Paul, Jenn, and Ben discuss how they deal with three common challenges theory and aural skills teachers face: cell phones in the classroom, lesson planning, and student accommodations.
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Paul, Jenn, and Ben kick off the summer by playing Au Contraire Mon Frère/Ma Soeur, a game where Jenn and Ben see who can best defend or refute some of our favorite music theory hot takes from past podcast episodes.
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Paul, Jenn, and Ben talk with Dr. Timothy Chenette, associate professor of music at Utah University State, about how we can improve the way we teach aural skills. Dr. Chenette is also the author of the newly released free online textbook "Foundations of Aural Skills."
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Paul, Jenn, and Ben talk with Dr. Kyle Gullings, associate professor of music theory and composition at the University of Texas at Tyler, about his work with openmusictheory.com and the benefits of open educational resources.
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Paul, Jenn, and Ben talk with Dr. Stacey Davis, Acting Director of the School of Music and Professor of Music Theory at the University of Texas at San Antonio, about her research on performance expressivity and how she creates connections in the theory classroom between analysis and performance practice.
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Paul, Jenn, and Ben talk with Dr. Amy Hatch, assistant professor of instruction at the University of Texas at Arlington, about the way she brings various pedagogical influences - from inside and outside music -into her theory classroom.
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Paul, Jenn, and Ben talk with three assistant professors: Matthew Bilik (Anderson University), Richard Desinord (Michigan State University), and Megan Lyons (Furman University). Each of our guests are currently in their first year in a tenure-track position and graciously shared their experiences on the job market and the things they've learned since starting their new positions.
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To start the new year, we answer the question we like to ask all our guests. For fun, we use the 4 stages of a dating relationship (initial encounter, curiosity, enlightenment, and commitment) to describe our journeys with music theory.
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We are back with our final episode of the year produced in collaboration with the Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy! Paul, Jenn, and Ben talk with two music theory professors from the University of Delaware, Dr. Patricia Burt and Dr. Philip Duker, about their implementation of the Question Formation Technique in their theory classrooms.
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Paul, Jenn, and Ben talk with Dr. Charles Leinberger, professor of music at the University of Texas at El Paso, about his work as a music theorist and archival researcher of film music by Ennio Morricone.
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We are back with another episode produced in collaboration with the Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy! Paul, Jenn, and Ben talk with Dr. Melissa Hoag, associate professor of music theory at Oakland University and reviews editor for JMTP. In this jam-packed episode, Dr. Hoag gives a preview of the numerous theory and aural skills resource reviews in the upcoming JMTP and as a special bonus, shares about a new book she edited entitled "Expanding the Canon: Black Composers in the Music Theory Classroom."
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Paul, Jenn, and Ben celebrate their 50th episode by bringing back their guest from episode one: Jenny Snodgrass, academic director in the School of Music at Lipscomb University. In a wide-ranging conversation, Dr. Snodgrass shares what she has learned throughout her career as both a theory professor and administrator.
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Paul, Jenn, and Ben welcome back Benjamin Dobbs to the podcast. Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Music Theory and Composition at Furman University, Dr. Dobbs shares his passion for student mentorship and how he helps young music theory scholars develop their research skills.
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