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Apr 27, 2026
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| 4/27/26 | Co-Performance (with Dr. Jennifer Ronyak) | In this episode, I chat with Dr. Jennifer Ronyak (Institute of Music Aesthetics, University of Music and Performing Arts Graz) about her musical upbringing as a pianist, her time studying musicology at Eastman, and the major differences between music graduate programs in different countries. We also discuss her 2017 performance and analysis article “Meeting Barthes at Fischer-Dieskau’s Mill: Co-Performance, Linguistic Identity, and a Lied.”Jennifer’s articleBoccherini’s Body by Elizabeth LeGuinMy episode of SMT-Pod | — | ||||||
| 7/21/25 | Analyzing Sign Language Music (with Dr. Anabel Maler) | In this episode, I chat with Dr. Anabel Maler (University of British Columbia) about her musical upbringing as a flutist, her path to music theory, and her interest in learning American Sign Language. We also dive into her new book Seeing Voices, which discusses music making practices and musical experiences in various deaf communities. Seeing Voices: Analyzing Sign Language MusicAnabel’s 2013 Music Theory Online articleAnabel’s 2021 Music Theory Online article Timothy Chenette on aural skillsGet in touch with me at: hermusicacademia@gmail.com | — | ||||||
| 5/26/25 | Winter 2025 in Review | In this episode, I chat all about my past semester of continuing this year's touring season with Opera For The Young, giving my first lecture recital, and formally starting my dissertation research. I also give an update on the podcast release schedule this summer and contemplate the goals I have for the upcoming season.Consider joining the HMA book club for our next meeting in early July! Sign up for free on Substack to get all of the relevant book club information.Opera For The YoungPodcast episode on King Harald's SagaMy recording of King Harald's Saga on YouTubeMy lecture recitalMy SMT-Pod publicationMidwest Graduate Music ConsortiumMy episode with Dr. Louise ToppinGet in touch with me at: hermusicacademia@gmail.com | — | ||||||
| 5/19/25 | Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival (with The Dolphins Quartet) | In this episode, I chat with The Dolphins Quartet (violinists Luke Henderson and Issac Park, violist James Preucil, and cellist Ian Maloney) about their backgrounds in music, their time at The Juilliard School, and how they met and started working together. We also discuss their rehearsal process, how they choose repertoire to perform, how they compose music for themselves, and their collaborations with living composers. Finally, we talk about their experience performing in the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival and their upcoming performance with the festival this summer.Join us for our May book club meeting on Saturday, May 24th at 3:00 pm EST! Find us on Substack to get all of the book club details!The Dolphins Quartet websiteThe Great Lakes Chamber Music FestivalProject Music Heals UsKneisel Hall Music FestivalGet in touch with me at: hermusicacademia@gmail.com | — | ||||||
| 4/28/25 | Music and Cognition (with Dr. Cora Palfy) | In this episode, I chat with Dr. Cora Palfy (Washington and Jefferson College) about her musical upbringing as a singer, her time studying music theory and cognition at Northwestern, and her music theory pedagogy article on "the hidden curriculum." We also dive into her 2022 book Musical Agency and The Social Listener, which discusses music as an agent that acts upon the listener through narrative. Join us for our next HMA book club meeting in May! Sign up at hermusicacademia.com/book-club to get all of the information about the next meeting!Cora on Academia.eduMusical Agency and The Social ListenerRobert Hatten's A Theory of Virtual Agency for Western Art MusicArnie Cox's "Embodying Music: Principles of the Mimetic Hypothesis"Hidden Brain podcast with Nicholas EpleyMy episode on Suzanne CusickMy episode with Vivian LuongGet in touch with me at: hermusicacademia@gmail.com | — | ||||||
| 3/31/25 | Cowboy Carter by Beyoncé: Part Two (with Lee Thomas Richardson) | In this episode, I chat with Lee Thomas Richardson about Beyoncé's eighth studio album, Cowboy Carter, including its reception by the Beyhive, our favorite (and least favorite) tracks, the nominations and awards the album received at the 2024 Grammys, and Beyoncé's new products that further expand her brand.Join us for our next book club meeting on Sunday, April 27th at 1:30 pm EST! Sign up for the Substack newsletter and join the HMA Discord for more information!My episode on Renaissance with ismatu gwendolynMy episode on TikTok music criticism with @hennyondatokMy episode on timbre in 1980s pop music with Megan LavengoodEric Harvey on pop music consumptionVibe Check's review of Cowboy CarterTop FourGet in touch with me at: hermusicacademia@gmail.com | — | ||||||
| 3/24/25 | Cowboy Carter by Beyoncé: Part One (with Lee Thomas Richardson) | In this episode, I chat with Lee Thomas Richardson (Columbia University) about his musical upbringing as a saxophonist and a vocalist, his path to music theory, and the start of his research on Beyoncé and fandom. We also discuss Beyoncé's eighth studio album, Cowboy Carter. Stay tuned for part two of our conversation!Join us for our next book club meeting on Sunday, April 27th at 1:30 pm EST! Sign up for the Substack newsletter and join the HMA Discord for more information!My episode on Renaissance with ismatu gwendolynMy episode on TikTok music criticism with @hennyondatokMy episode on timbre in 1980s pop music with Megan LavengoodEric Harvey on pop music consumptionVibe Check's review of Cowboy CarterTop FourGet in touch with me at: hermusicacademia@gmail.com | — | ||||||
| 1/20/25 | Music and Gossip (with Dr. Kristin Franseen) | In this episode, I chat with Dr. Kristin Franseen (Western University) about her musical upbringing as a bassist, her early interest in becoming an orchestral librarian, and her time at McGill University earning a PhD in musicology. We also chat about her first book, Imagining Musical Pasts, and her current research on the intersection of music and gossip, specifically within the supposed feud between Mozart and Salieri. The HMA book club meets this Sunday, January 26th at 3:00 pm EST! Sign up on Substack to get the book and book club emails! Imagining Musical Pasts Kristin's website Kristin's article "Have Quotes about Salieri" Kristin's article "The Salieri Rumor and Why Gossip Matters" Kristin's article "The Song of the Dying Composer" Jazz by Toni Morrison My episode with Jair Gallardo My episode with Brad Osborn My episode with Patrick Nickleson Patrick Nickleson's The Names of Minimalism Get in touch with me at: hermusicacademia@gmail.com | — | ||||||
| 12/23/24 | Fall 2024 in Review | In this episode, I chat about landing my first lead role with a professional touring opera company (!!), singing in the Laffont Metropolitan Opera competition (!!!), my first publication in Music Theory Spectrum (!!!!), and completing my dissertation proposal (!!!!!!). I also discuss my yearly theme for 2024 and set a new theme for 2025. Join us in the new year for our next book club meeting on Sunday, January 26 at 3:00 pm EST! My article in Music Theory Spectrum Opera For The Young CGP Grey video on yearly themes Cortex episode on yearly themes Get in touch with me at: hermusicacademia@gmail.com | — | ||||||
| 9/23/24 | Beyond Bossa Nova (with Guilherme Andreas) | In this episode, I chat with Guilherme Andreas about his musical upbringing in Brazil, his experiences as a flautist and an arranger, and his 2022 debut album Beyond Bossa Nova. We dive into his search for Brazilian classical music for the album, his recording process, and his upcoming projects. Stream Beyond Bossa Nova wherever you get your music! Sign up for our first HMA book club meeting at hermusicacademia.com/book-club! Beyond Bossa Nova Guilherme's website Akropolis Reed Quintet Sphinx Organization Aaron Dworkin's book Get in touch with me at: hermusicacademia@gmail.com | — | ||||||
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| 3/11/24 | Questioning Genius (with Dr. Jan Miyake) | In our second episode for Women's History Month, I chat with Dr. Jan Miyake (Oberlin Conservatory) about her musical upbringing, her path to music theory, and her current tenure as the president of the Society for Music Theory. We also discuss her course "Questioning Genius," which challenges students to analyze a wide range of music and introduces "ungrading" into the classroom. Finally, we finish with a conversation about mentorship. Running To The Noise podcast Get in touch with me at: hermusicacademia@gmail.com | — | ||||||
| 2/19/24 | Black Spoken Word Poetry (with Aaron Dworkin) | On our third episode for Black History Month, I chat with musician, entrepreneur, poet, and spoken word artist Aaron Dworkin (University of Michigan) all about his musical upbringing, his work in arts leadership, and his experience founding the Sphinx Organization. We also chat about his 2023 spoken word album The Poetjournalist, and explore the various intersections of art, storytelling, and Black history. Stream The Poetjournalist Aaron's website Arts Engines Get in touch with me at: hermusicacademia@gmail.com | — | ||||||
| 2/12/24 | Harmony in Gospel Music (with Jerome Bell) | In this episode, I chat with Jerome Bell (Eastman School of Music) about his musical upbringing in the church, his experiences in performance and composition, and how he ended up in a music theory PhD program. We also chat about his recent paper that he presented at the Society for Music Theory annual meeting in November 2023, titled "Modal Fluidity in Millennial Gospel," about shifting harmony in the music of Tye Tribbett and Richard Smallwood. Jerome's website Jerome's paper Get in touch with me at: hermusicacademia@gmail.com | — | ||||||
| 1/22/24 | BONUS: La Contesa Canora (with Raphael Fusco) | A special bonus episode, in which I chat with composer, pianist, conductor, and coach Raphael Fusco. We talk about his musical upbringing, how he fashioned such a multifaceted career in music, and his time on the faculty at Opera Lucca, an Italian summer young artist program for singers, pianists, and composers (which I got to attend!). We also discuss and listen to his composition La Contesa Canora and dive into his compositional process. Raphael's website Opera Lucca Raphael's YouTube Channel Le parole dei mesi Raphael's opera inSOMNIA "Quarantine Camp" An American Requiem Get in touch with me at: hermusicacademia@gmail.com | — | ||||||
| 12/30/23 | Fall 2023 in Review | HMA's last episode of the year, in which I review my fall semester! I chat about the classes I took, give an update on my teaching, discuss my big preliminary exam, and contemplate the conversation surrounding the public music theory plenary session at SMT's annual meeting. I also look back at my theme for 2023 and pick a new theme for 2024. Stay tuned for our new season of HMA beginning February 5! Happy holidays to you and yours! Sphinx Connect Music Journalism Insider with Todd L. Burns CGP Grey video about themes Get in touch with me at: hermusicacademia@gmail.com | — | ||||||
| 11/13/23 | Public Music Theory: Part Two (with Dr. Owen Belcher, Dr. Catrina Kim, and Dr. Alan Reese) | Part two of my conversation with Dr. Owen Belcher (University of Missouri Kansas City), Dr. Catrina Kim, and Dr. Alan Reese (University of Massachusetts Amherst), where we discuss music entrepreneurship, the "usefulness" of music theory, and their recent MTO article, "Public Music Theory's Neoliberal Learning Outcomes." Public Music Theory's Neoliberal Learning Outcomes Andrea Moore's "Neoliberalism and the Musical Entrepreneur" Note Doctors podcast My episode with Dr. Malia Jade Roberson about Music Entrepreneurship A Third University Is Possible by la paperson My lecture on A Third University Is Possible The Education Myth by Jon Shelton Diversity, Inc. by Pamela Newkirk My episode with Dr. Vivian Luong about Music Loving Get in touch with me at: hermusicacademia@gmail.com | — | ||||||
| 11/6/23 | Public Music Theory: Part One (with Dr. Owen Belcher, Dr. Catrina Kim, and Dr. Alan Reese) | In part one of this episode, I chat with Dr. Owen Belcher (University of Missouri Kansas City), Dr. Catrina Kim, and Dr. Alan Reese (University of Massachusetts Amherst) about their musical upbringings, their time together in grad school at Eastman, and their advice to current music grad students. Stay tuned for part two of our conversation when we chat about their recent MTO article, "Public Music Theory's Neoliberal Learning Outcomes." Public Music Theory's Neoliberal Learning Outcomes Get in touch with me at: hermusicacademia@gmail.com | — | ||||||
| 10/23/23 | Minimalist Music (with Dr. Patrick Nickleson) | In episode three of our fall season, I chat with Dr. Patrick Nickleson (University of Alberta) about his musical upbringing in Canada, his background as a guitarist, and his path to musicology. We also discuss his 2023 book The Names of Minimalism: Authorship, Art Music, and Historiography in Dispute, available now through the University of Michigan Press. The Names of Minimalism Philip Ewell's On Music Theory Patrick's upcoming paper at AMS Patrick's radio show Patrick's co-authored essay in The Affect Theory Reader 2 Get in touch with me at: hermusicacademia@gmail.com | — | ||||||
| 10/16/23 | Music and Labor (with Dr. Michael Buchler) | In the second episode of this season, I chat with Dr. Michael Buchler (Florida State University) about his musical upbringing, his time in grad school at Michigan (go blue!) and Eastman, his research on musical theatre, and his current tenure as the President of the Society for Music Theory. We also discuss his current union work and how that led to his research on the intersection of music and labor movements. Here for the Hearing Michael's upcoming plenary session at the College Music Society national conference My performance at the Theorizing African American Music Conference Get in touch with me at: hermusicacademia@gmail.com | — | ||||||
| 8/28/23 | Summer 2023 in Review | In this recap episode, I chat all about everything I did this summer, from traveling to Italy to sing opera for a month (!!!), to seeing Beyoncé on the Renaissance World Tour in London (!!!!), to the grad student strike at Michigan officially ending (!!!!!). I also discuss what I've been doing for fun this summer (including some book, music, and podcast recommendations) and give an update on what's to come for HMA. Check back for new episodes of the show every Monday starting October 9th! Wishing you the best for your next season! TW: brief mentions of minstrelsy Martha Waters' Regency Vows series (I misspoke, there are actually five books! Weee!) Janelle Monae's The Age of Pleasure Normal Gossip Dumb Dumbs and Dragons Hell or High Rollers Dungeons and Daddies Get in touch with me at: hermusicacademia@gmail.com | — | ||||||
| 7/17/23 | Religion in Black Popular Music (with Dr. Teresa Reed) | In this episode, I chat with Dr. Teresa Reed (University of Louisville) about her early experiences with music in the Black church, her path to studying music theory at Indiana University, and her time as the dean of music at the University of Louisville. We also chat about her published scholarship, diving into her first book The Holy Profane: Religion in Black Popular Music as well as her latest book You're Likely Not A Racist: Answers for Curious White People. The Holy Profane The Jazz Life of Dr. Billy Taylor Beneath a Heretic's Wings You're Likely Not A Racist Expanding The Canon Get in touch with me at: hermusicacademia@gmail.com | — | ||||||
| 5/15/23 | Winter 2023 in Review | In this solo episode, I chat all about how my winter semester at the University of Michigan went. I give an update on the grad student strike, my classes, and my teaching. I also explore my yearly theme of simplicity, set new goals for Summer 2023, and discuss the podcast's progress! THANK GAWD this episode was edited by Jair G with ExpMediaProductions! Hire him for all of your video/audio editing needs! Donate to the strike fund GEO's Twitter GEO's Instagram My Staging Blackness term paper Tressie McMillian Cottom Twitter threads (one and two) Oliver Burkeman's 3:3:3 method Get in touch with me at: hermusicacademia@gmail.com | — | ||||||
| 4/10/23 | ISSA STRIKE! (with Anna Rose Nelson) | In this episode, I invite Anna Rose Nelson (University of Michigan) on the show to give us an update on finishing her dissertation (hire her!). We also (in great detail!) break down the ongoing strike at the University of Michigan. Beginning with the very recent history of U-M graduate student workers and lecturers striking in 2020, Anna Rose shares about her experiences organizing with the Graduate Employees Organization on behalf of the School of Music, Theater, and Dance. We discuss how the bargaining with the university over the grad student workers' next three year contract has gone (poorly!) and what has led over 1,000 grad student workers to halt their teaching, office hours, and grading. Finally, Anna Rose shares about how the university's negotiations specifically affect music grad students, and how U-M faculty and undergraduates can support their grad student instructors and researchers. Thanks for your support! Solidarity! (Again, this podcast is absolutely NOT an attestation that either Anna Rose or I are on strike! U-M kindly mind your business!!) Small numbers correction: We mention that our economic ask was about 10% of the $200M we make the university each year. Actually, the highest compensation proposal would cost 33M (closer to 20%) in that first intense bump. Anna's episode on modernist music GEO's website Donate to the strike fund The 2020 strike The Rackham proposal Former President Mark Schlissel The strike FAQ GEO Instagram GEO Picket Crush Instagram Steve Lett in Music Theory Spectrum Get in touch with me at: hermusicacademia@gmail.com | — | ||||||
| 3/29/23 | Rethinking Music Loving (with Dr. Vivian Luong) | Our last episode for Women's History Month! Today on the show I welcome another Michigan alum Dr. Vivian Luong (University of Oklahoma) to chat about her background as a clarinetist and a pianist, her time studying music theory at Michigan, and her current approaches to theory pedagogy. We also discuss her research centered around feminist music theory and what it means to love music, her MTO article titled "Rethinking Music Loving," and her Engaged Music Theory blog post titled "Feeling Like a Theorist." Our podcast episode on Susanne Cusick's chapter "On a Lesbian Relationship with Music" Vivian's MTO article Vivian's Engaged Music Theory blog post Get in touch with me at: hermusicacademia@gmail.com | — | ||||||
| 3/22/23 | Feminine Endings (with Dr. Susan McClary) | 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 | — | ||||||
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