From the Margins: What Music Theory Doesn't Want You To Know
A podcast party where we gossip about music theory’s deepest, darkest secrets… and you’re invited!
From the Margins: What Music Theory Doesn't Want You To Know
Ep. 2: A Tale of Two Academies: Case Studies
In this episode, we continue talking about who gets to belong in both music academia and popular music genres, including Dolly Parton, Lil Nas X, Miley Cyrus, Beyoncé, Mickey Guyton, Florence Price, and Mari Esabel Valverde. Lesson plans, links, references are all available on our blog, from-the-margins.com - check it out!
Stay tuned for our next episode, "Dear K & K (pedagogy edition)," coming in mid-February!
This episode features clips from Florence Price's "Summer Moon" and "Clouds," both performed by Lara Downes; Mickey Guyton's "Black Like Me," four versions of "Jolene" by Dolly Parton, Lil Nas X, Miley Cyrus, Beyoncé; Price's "Sympathy," performed by Joshua Stewart and Deirdre Brenner; and Mari Esabel Valverde's "Border Lines," with text by Yesenia Montilla and performed by the Adams State University Chamber Choir and Marc Eaton, guitar.
Border Lines
Text by Yesenia Montilla
Music by Mari Esabel Valverde
"Maps: for Marcelo" Copyright © 2017 by Yesenia Montilla. Originally Published in Poem-A-Day on 28 March, 2017 by the Academy of American Poets. Used with Permission of the Author. Music Copyright © November 2017 by Mari Esabel Valverde (ASCAP). All Rights Reserved. Performance by Adams State University Chamber Choir and Marc Eaton, Guitar.
