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Her Music Academia

What 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. Got questions or feedback? Interested in being a guest on the pod? Send inquiries to: hermusicacademia@gmail.com

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01:15:33

Religion in Black Popular Music (with Dr. Teresa Reed)

Her Music Academia ·

2023/07/17

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

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01:26:29

Challenging Performance (with Dr. Daniel Barolsky)

Her Music Academia ·

2023/07/10

In this episode, I chat with Dr. Daniel Barolsky (Beloit College) about his early experiences as a double bassist, coming to musicology through listening to recordings, and the current music curriculum at his college. We also discuss his work with Open Access Musicology and Daniel Leech-Wilkinson's book Challenging Performance: Classical Music Performance Norms and How to Escape Them. Daniel's MTO article Challenging Performance Open Access Musicology This episode was edited by Jair G

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01:03:28

Developing a Rap Canon: Part Two (with Tayo Omisore)

Her Music Academia ·

2023/07/03

In part two of our conversation, YouTuber and musician Tayo Omisore (COLORMIND.mp4 on YouTube) and I continue our conversation about "rap covers" and how rap is developing into a canon. We also discuss Tayo's songwriting and production process for his musical interlude segments in his YouTube videos. Tayo's YouTube channel Tayo's Male Friendship video Tayo's Himbo video Tayo's Inflation video Adam Neely's video Tayo's Spotify This episode was edited by Jair G

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00:57:52

Developing a Rap Canon: Part One (with Tayo Omisore)

Her Music Academia ·

2023/06/26

In this episode, I chat with YouTuber and musician Tayo Omisore (COLORMIND.mp4 on YouTube) all about his musical upbringing with rap, his experiences learning to write music, and the development of his career as a Black musical content creator. We also discuss his video response to music theory YouTuber Adam Neely, who made a video about the absence of "rap covers." Tayo and I offer our perspective as Black musicians and ponder what music theory offers us when studying and discussing rap

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01:10:30

Secular Organ Music (with Dr. Benjamin Cornelius-Bates)

Her Music Academia ·

2023/06/05

In this episode, I chat with Dr. Ben Cornelius-Bates (Duquesne University) about his musical upbringing in Alaska, his path to composition, and his experiences studying the organ. We also discuss how to write music for the organ, particularly within the context of secular music, and talk about timbre in Maan Varjot by Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho for organ and orchestra. Rest in peace to Saariaho, who passed away on June 2, 2023. Ben's IMSLP Ben's recorded organ improvisations The second

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01:38:13

Winter 2023 in Review

Her Music Academia ·

2023/05/15

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

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01:46:54

ISSA STRIKE! (with Anna Rose Nelson)

Her Music Academia ·

2023/04/10

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

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01:13:33

Rethinking Music Loving (with Dr. Vivian Luong)

Her Music Academia ·

2023/03/29

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

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00:55:05

Feminine Endings (with Dr. Susan McClary)

Her Music Academia ·

2023/03/22

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

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01:16:54

The Games Black Girls Play (with Dr. Kyra Gaunt)

Her Music Academia ·

2023/03/08

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. Thanks to Natalie Krafft for editing the written transcript

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01:23:23

Renaissance by Beyoncé: Part Two (with...

Her Music Academia ·

2023/02/28

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

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01:15:41

Renaissance by Beyoncé: Part One (with...

Her Music Academia ·

2023/02/27

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

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00:59:44

The Future of Music Theory (with Dr. Philip Ewell)

Her Music Academia ·

2023/02/20

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

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01:15:04

Creating Community Around Hip Hop (with @94Drow)

Her Music Academia ·

2023/02/13

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

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00:53:30

"Quare Studies" by E. Patrick Johnson (with Jordan...

Her Music Academia ·

2023/02/06

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

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01:02:27

"Tangamerican" by Margaret Bonds (with Dr. John...

Her Music Academia ·

2023/01/30

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

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01:09:14

Gendered Music (with Majel Connery)

Her Music Academia ·

2023/01/23

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:

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01:18:25

Fall 2022 in Review

Her Music Academia ·

2022/12/26

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

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00:54:36

Bach's Goldberg Variations (with Natalie Krafft)

Her Music Academia ·

2022/10/21

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

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00:37:54

Timbre in 1980s Pop Music: Part Two (with Dr. Megan...

Her Music Academia ·

2022/09/23

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,

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