From the Margins: What Music Theory Doesn't Want You To Know

S2E3: Sounding Girlhood: Little Girls & Pop Queens 💃

• Season 2 • Episode 3

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In this episode, we answer a few office hour questions, ask "what is music theory anyway?," and talk about what girlhood sounds like. We describe Little Girl Voice, Baby Voice, vocal fry, studio production, and so much more, in the voices of Disney & Pop princesses: Ariel, Rapunzel, Elsa, Hilary Duff, and Ariana Grande.

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You can also see Kaitlyn's "Let it Go" energy chart, and Kasey's very scholarly references on our blog here.

This episode features clips from "Part of Your World" (The Little Mermaid, 1989), "When Will My Life Begin" (Tangled, 2010), instrumentals from Tangled by Alan Menken, "Roommates" by Hilary Duff (2026), and "We Don't Talk" by Hilary Duff (2026).

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